The Post
A disillusioned Vietnam War analyst risks everything by stealing classified documents to expose a hidden truth that could topple a nation’s policy.
“Truth be told”
Synopsis
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country into a prolonged period of secrecy and political controversy.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 418+ credited
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Sarah BrosharShot by Janusz KaminskiScored by John WilliamsDesigned by Rick CarterSound by Dustin CapulongCostumes by Ann RothVFX by Anwei Chen
Box Office
2017 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.6× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$179.8M
US & Canada: $81.9M — 46% of worldwide · International: $97.9M (54%)
Opening weekend: $526K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $1.2M — 1% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 9 theaters
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Also known as
- Die Verlegerinde
- Pentagon Papersfr
- The Pentagon papersfr
- Postit
- (Bosnian)Novine
- (French)Pentagon Papers
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- United StatesDec 14, 2017
- CanadaJan 5, 2018
- United KingdomJan 10, 2018
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Cast & Crew
418 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Meryl Streep
as Kay Graham
Tom Hanks
as Ben Bradlee
Sarah Paulson
as Tony Bradlee
Bob Odenkirk
as Ben Bagdikian
Donna Maloney
as … Costume Supervisor
Tracy Letts
as Fritz Beebe
Bradley Whitford
as Arthur Parsons
Bruce Greenwood
as Robert McNamara
Matthew Rhys
as Daniel Ellsberg
Alison Brie
as Lally Graham
Carrie Coon
as Meg Greenfield
Ann Robb
as … Costume Design
Supporting cast
186Jesse Plemons
as Roger Clark
David Cross
as Howard Simons
Zach Woods
as Anthony Essaye
Pat Healy
as Phil Geyelin
John Rue
as Gene Patterson
Rick Holmes
as Murray Marder
Philip Casnoff
as Chalmers Roberts
Jessie Mueller
as Judith Martin
Stark Sands
as Don Graham
Michael Cyril Creighton
as Jake (Young Reporter)
Will Denton
as Michael (Runner)
Dede Lovejoy
as Debbie Regan
Michael Devine
as Copy Chief
Kelly Miller
as Copy Editor
Jennifer Dundas
as Liz Hylton
Austyn Johnson
as Marina Bradlee
Brent Langdon
as Paul Ignatius
Michael Stuhlbarg
as Abe Rosenthal
Deborah Green
as Ann Marie Rosenthal
Gary Wilmes
as Punch Sulzberger
Christopher Innvar
as James Greenfield
Luke Slattery
as NY Times Runner
Justin Swain
as Neil Sheehan
Robert G Mckay
as NY Times Staffer
Sasha Spielberg
as Woman with Package
Bryan Burton
as Lafayette Protester
Coral Pena
as Nancy
Dan Bittner
as Government Lawyer
Kenneth Tigar
as Solicitor General Griswold
David Aaron Baker
as Alexander Bickel
Gannon Mchale
as Judge Gurfein
Kevin Loreque
as Waiter (F Street Club)
Francis Dumaurier
as Head Waiter (Oak Room)
Stephen Mailer
as Exchange President
Ned Noyes
as Lazard Banker
John Henry Cox
as Lazard Banker
Dan Bucatinsky
as Joe Alsop
David Costabile
as Art Buchwald
Johanna Day
as Ann Buchwald
Annika Boras
as Mrs. Alsop
Carolyn Mccormick
as Mrs. McNamara
Susan Blackwell
as Dinner Wife
Jordan Baker
as Dinner Wife
Lauren Lim Jackson
as Eastern Air Stewardess
Peter Van Wagner
as Harry Gladstein
Angus Hepburn
as Judge Gessell
James Riordan
as Vice Admiral Blouin
Kelly Aucoin
as Assistant Attorney General Maroney
Cotter Smith
as William Macomber
Ben Livingston
as Dennis Doolin
Stephen Rowe
as Judge Robb
Rick Crom
as Supreme Court Marshall
Fenton Lawless
as Linotype Printer
Cullen Oliver Johnson
as Linotype Printer
Jaqwan J Kelly
as Watergate Security Guard
Brett G Smith
as Platoon Leader
Brett Diggs
as G.I.
Anthony M Walker
as G.I.
Saul Alvarez
as G.I.
Theis Weckesser
as Military Advisor
David Beach
as Robert Komer
Shawn Allen Mclaughlin
as Reporter (Andrews AFB)
Shaun O Hagan
as Harry Rowen (RAND)
Thaddeus Daniels
as Rand Corp Guard
Brendan Burke
as Rand Corp Guard
Celeste Arias
as Lynda Sinay
Sonny Valicenti
as Tony Russo
Patrick Noonan
as LA Cop
Will Blomker
as LA Cop
Amy Russ
as White House Assistant
Aaron Roman Weiner
as Bob Haldeman
Catherine Wolf
as RAND Receptionist
Joel Nagle
as Man on Phone
Tom Bair
as Rehnquist (Asst AG)
Walter Brandes
as 18th Street Protester
Juliana Davies
as Katherine
Hazel Mason
as Pamela
Ginger Mason
as Pamela
Sawyer Spielberg
as Plaza Protester
Mark Jacoby
as Chief Justice Burger
Jon Donahue
as Bertram Plain
Seth Barrish
as Layout Editor
Clarke Thorell
as Layout Editor
Joseph Tudisco
as Delivery Man
Steve Witting
as NY Times Staffer
Gary Galone
as NY Times Staffer
Frank Ridley
as NY Times Staffer
Jeremiah Wiggins
as NY Times Staffer
Alexander Sage Oyen
as Protest Singer
Brittney Johnson
as Protest Singer
Caleb Joshua Eberhardt
as Protest Singer
Don Mccloskey
as Protest Singer
Estelle Bajou
as Protest Singer
Kaylyn Scardefield
as Protest Singer
Leslie Kujo
as Protest Singer
Lilli Cooper
as Protest Singer
Odiseas Georgiadis
as Protest Singer
Sean Meehan
as Suspicious Man
Steven Kearney
as Ehrlichman
Curzon Dobell
as Nixon
Matthew Piazzi
as Newscaster
Armand Schultz
as WTOP-AM Reporter
Jerry Lobrow
as G.I. #4
Mark Pinelli
as AMEX Photographer
Jason Abrams
as Black and White Ball Dancer
Chris Angerman
as Journalist
Elaine Apruzzese
as Socialite at Kay's Honoree Party
Robert Arensen
as Copy Editor
Marshall Axt
as Photographer
Emily Baden
as Nail Technician - Kenneth's Salon
Mitchell Beck
as Hairdresser
Richard Stephen Bell
as Reporter
Marko Caka
as NYPD Officer
Johnny Calabro
as Supreme Court Attendee
Phil Cappadora
as Supreme Court Officer
Kadrolsha Ona Carole
as Newscaster
Craig Castaldo
as Radioman
Glenn J Cohen
as Banker
Stacey Alyse Cohen
as Wall Street Trader
Andrew M Collins
as Watergate Burglar
Richard R Corapi
as Washington Post Attorney
Walter Cronkite
as Self
Ashle Dawson
as Principal
Sergio Delavicci
as Soldier
Sandy Dell
as Black and White Ball Dancer
Stephen Drabicki
as Linotype Printer
Dwight D Eisenhower
as Self
Scott Eliasoph
as U.S. Marshal
Mark Falvo
as Reporter
Nancy Farrell
as Post Office Worker
John Farrer
as Motorcycle Officer
Deborah Finley
as Pedestrian
Michael James Fry
as Vietnam War Protester
Christopher G Gates
as Reporter
Lora Lee Gayer
as Salon Girl
George Goulart
as Police Officer
Kate Grimes
as Masked Woman #2
Larry Gurreri
as Protestor
Neal Huff
as Tom Winship
Lyndon B Johnson
as Self
Shana Kaplan
as Black and White Ball Photographer
Cory Kastle
as War Veteran
John F Kennedy
as Self
Paul Kulis
as Photographer
Davin Kuntze
as Linotype Operator
Kelsey Kyle
as Protester
Jarrod Labine
as Court Clerk
David Lamberton
as Supreme Court Staff
Zachary Leipert
as Protester
Frankie Li
as Viet Cong
Branden Marlowe
as Protestor
Laura Maselli
as Woman On Steps Of Supreme Court
Gage Maynard
as Protester
Doris Mccarthy
as Wealthy New Yorker
Kevin D Mcgee
as Bartender
Alexander Mercier
as Protester
Byron Eugene Meyer
as NY Times Runner
Wayne J Miller
as Lazard Banker
Sheryl Minikes
as Black and White Guest
Robert Mobley
as Dinner Guest
Josh Mowery
as Reporter
Robert Myers
as Lawyer
Andrew Raffelson
as Protestor
Alex Rak
as Shirlee Mae Adams
Thomas Michael Roden
as Columbia University Student
Kelly Ryan
as Joan Fountaine
Edward Sass
as Protester
Daniel Schorr
as Self
Kent Sladyk
as Circulation Office Manager
Sophia Slaysman
as Black and White Ball Socialite
Tina Sloan
as Woman
Todd Smolar
as Protester
Dave Sorboro
as Protestor
Evelyn Spahr
as Masked Woman #1
Daniel Stephen
as Dock Boss
Chuck Taber
as Factory Worker
Randall Trang
as Viet Cong
Harry S Truman
as Self
Rob Tunstall
as Maximillian Brode, NYSE Brroker
Eha Urbsalu
as Black and White Ball Socialite with White Feathers
Danni Vitorino
as Protester
Mathew Walters
as Black and White Ball Photographer
Marla Aaron Wapner
as Commuter
Jake Wells
as NY Times Staffer
Denise Marie Whalen
as Black and White Ball Dancer
Eden Wright
as Protester
Directors
2Writers
2Producers
14Adam Somner
executive producer
Amy Pascal
Producer, Producers
Anwei Chen
visual effects producer: Lola VFX
Ben Lusthaus
associate producer
Bob Peishel
digital intermediate producer
Josh Singer
executive producer
Kristie Macosko Krieger
Producer, Producers
Liz Hannah
co-producer
Rachel O Connor
co-producer
Steven Spielberg
Producer, Producers
Tim White
executive producer
Tom Karnowski
executive producer
Travis Avitabile
digital intermediate producer
Trevor White Nm2809465
executive producer
Other crew
214Anthony Coan
a' camera second assistant
Alex Tragellis
accounting clerk
Dan O Brien
accounting clerk: additional photography
Rori Bergman
additional casting
Dayna Katz
additional casting associate
Jt Franchuk
additional hair stylist
Anthony Keating
additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Anthony Pennachio
additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Drew Ritson
additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Ramona Adair
additional second assistant director
Cameron Barker
adr assistant / dialogue assistant
Jeannette Browning
adr recordist: The Walt Disney Studios
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