The Post (movie)

The Post is a 2017 American historical-drama-political thriller movie[1][2] directed and produ

The Post
Directed bySteven Spielberg
Written byLiz Hannah Josh Singer
Produced bySteven Spielberg

Kristie Macosko Krieger

Amy Pascal
StarringMeryl Streep

Tom Hanks Sarah Paulson Bob Odenkirk Tracy Letts Bradley Whitford Bruce Greenwood

Matthew Rhys
CinematographyJanusz Kamiński
Edited byMichael Kahn Sarah Broshar
Music byJohn Williams
Production
company
20th Century Fox

DreamWorks Pictures Participant Media[ Amblin Partners Amblin Entertainment Pascal Pictures

Star Thrower Entertainment
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
December 14, 2017 (Newseum) December 22, 2017 (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million
Box office$179.8 million

ced by Steven Spielberg and written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer.

It stars Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham, the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee, the executive editor of The Washington Post, with Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Carrie Coon, and Matthew Rhys.

It was released for a short time on December 22, 2017 until releasing worldwide on January 12, 2018. It made $178 million worldwide. It got good reviews from the critics with an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.[3][4]

Many critics called the movie as one of the best movies of 2017.[5][6] It was nominated for Best Picture and Best Actress (for Streep) at the 90th Academy Awards.

Plot

The film is set in 1971, The Post is about the true story of attempts by journalists at The Washington Post to publish the Pentagon Papers, classified documents about the 30-year involvement of the United States government in the Vietnam War. It begins with Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara telling the public he supports the war effort but privately telling Ellsberg and Macomber that the war is lost. Years later, Ellsberg secretly makes copies of many classified documents about the Vietnam War. He brings them to Neil Sheehan of the New York Times. Katharine Graham leads the Washington Post and faces a dominant male industry. The Post eventually acquires the same material and begins assembling thousands of documents. Tension arises over whether to publish because the Post could face charges in court. Bradlee and Graham learn former Presidents and friends deceived them. Nevertheless, Graham decides to publish the reports. The Post and The Times appear in court and win. The New York Times Co. v. United States decision allows the media to print the classified documents. The film ends showing the Watergate burglary.

Cast

Release dates
CountryPremiere
 Australia11 January 2018
 Cyprus11 January 2018
 Greece11 January 2018
 Israel11 January 2018
 New Zealand11 January 2018
 Bulgaria12 January 2018
 Canada12 January 2018
 India12 January 2018
 United States12 January 2018
 Bahrain18 January 2018
 Jordan18 January 2018
 Kuwait18 January 2018
 Lebanon18 January 2018
 Qatar18 January 2018
 Singapore18 January 2018
 Slovakia18 January 2018
 Spain19 January 2018
 United Kingdom19 January 2018
 Ireland19 January 2018
 France24 January 2018
 Brazil25 January 2018
 Portugal25 January 2018
 Estonia26 January 2018
 Lithuania26 January 2018
 Sweden26 January 2018
 Argentina1 February 2018
 Chile1 February 2018
 Colombia1 February 2018
 Hong Kong1 February 2018
 Italy1 February 2018
 Netherlands1 February 2018
 Peru1 February 2018
 Uruguay1 February 2018
 Finland2 February 2018
 Mexico2 February 2018
 Norway16 February 2018
 Poland16 February 2018
 Indonesia21 February 2018
 Austria22 February 2018
 Czech Republic22 February 2018
 Germany22 February 2018
 Hungary22 February 2018
 Russia22 February 2018
 Ukraine22 February 2018
 Romania23 February 2018
 Taiwan23 February 2018
 South Korea28 February 2018
 Japan30 March 2018
 Denmark5 April 2018

References
  1. Travers, Peter (December 4, 2017). "10 Best Movies of 2017". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. Damigella, Rick (January 2, 2017). "Political thriller gets Oscar buzz". CNN. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  3. Shepard, Jack (December 6, 2017). "The Post review round-up: Steven Spielberg's Oscar 2018 frontrunner wins glowing reception". The Independent. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  4. Han, Angie (December 6, 2017). "The reviews are in and critics absolutely adore Steven Spielberg's 'The Post'". Mashable. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  5. "National Board of Review Announces 2017 Award Winners". National Board of Review. November 28, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  6. Zacharek, Stephanie (December 7, 2017). "The Top 10 Movies of 2017". Time. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
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