The Post Page #26

Synopsis: 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 the press and the government.
Director(s): Steven Spielberg
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 97 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
83
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
PG-13
Year:
2017
116 min
$80,369,969
5,209 Views


The press was to serve the

governed, not the governors.

Thank you.

That's great.

Do you know what my husband

said about the news?

He called it the first

rough draft of history.

That's good isn't it?

Oh, well, we don't always

get it right, you know.

We're not always perfect

but I figure we just

keep on it, you know?

That's the job, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

Oh, Ken Clauson came

by to see me earlier.

Oh?

Apparently Justice

is still considering

criminal charges against us

And you're not worried?

Nope. No, Katharine,

that's your job.

I suppose it is.

Oh, thank God, the court

ruling was very clear.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

I'm sure Nixon will

fall right in line.

Good. Because you know

I don't think I could

ever live through

something like this again.

I want it clearly understood

that from now on,

never

no reporter from

The Washington Post

is ever to be in The White House.

Is that clear?

Absolutely.

Never, never in

The White House.

No church service.

Nothing with Mrs. Nixon

does, you tell Connie.

Don't tell Mrs. Nixon

'cause she'll approve it.

No reporter from

The Washington Post

is ever to be in

The White House again.

And no photographer either.

No photographer, is that clear?

None ever to be in.

That is a total order.

And if necessary, I'll fire you.

You understand?

-I do understand.

-Okay. All right. Good.

D.C. Police, 2nd Precinct.

Yes, hello, this is Frank Wills.

I think we might have a burglary

in progress at the Watergate.

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Liz Hannah

Liz Hannah (born December 14, 1985) is an American screenwriter and producer. She is best known for her work on Steven Spielberg's 2017 journalism drama The Post, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. more…

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