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Sundays featuring Streep: The Post

November 17, 2019, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location School of Communication and Media - Presentation Hall, Room 1040
SponsorThe Film Institute at Montclair StateCostFreePosted InFilm Forum at Montclair State
seriesSunday Screening
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The Post is a 2017 American historical political thriller film directed and produced 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.  Set in 1971, The Post depicts the true story of attempts by journalists at The Washington Post to publish the Pentagon Papers, classified documents regarding the 20 year involvement of the United States government in the Vietnam War.

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Sundays featuring Meryl Streep is presented as part of the Linda and George Hiltzik Screening Series