The Post

7.005

116 minutes

12/22/2017

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.

Cast List

Meryl Streep
as Kay Graham
Tom Hanks
as Ben Bradlee
Sarah Paulson
as Tony Bradlee
Bob Odenkirk
as Ben Bagdikian
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
Jesse 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
Will Denton
as Michael
Deirdre 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 Peña
as Nancy
Dan Bittner
as Government Lawyer
Kenneth Tigar
as Solicitor Griswold
David Aaron Baker
as Alexander Bickel
Gannon McHale
as Judge Gurfein
Kevin Loreque
as Waiter (F Street Club)
Francis Dumaurier
as Head Waiter (Oakroom)
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 Kevin Maroney
Cotter Smith
as Under Secretary 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 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