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"Truth be told"

2017

1h 56m

7.0(5032 votes)

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History

Overview

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.

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20th Century Fox

DreamWorks Pictures

Reliance Entertainment

Participant

Amblin Entertainment

Pascal Pictures

TSG Entertainment

Star Thrower Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Kay Graham

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Ben Bradlee

Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Tony Bradlee

Bob Odenkirk

Bob Odenkirk

Ben Bagdikian

Tracy Letts

Tracy Letts

Fritz Beebe

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

Arthur Parsons

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Robert McNamara

Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys

Daniel Ellsberg

Alison Brie

Alison Brie

Lally Graham

Carrie Coon

Carrie Coon

Meg Greenfield

Creative team

Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Written by: Liz Hannah
Josh Singer
Produced by: Amy Pascal
Kristie Macosko Krieger

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