Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
“Ruth Gruber didn't just report the news...she made it!”
2010•1h 13m•8.0•Released
HistoryDocumentary
Brooklyn-born Ruth Gruber became the youngest PhD in the world before going on to become an international foreign correspondent and photojournalist at age 24. She defied tradition in an extraordinary career that spanned several decades. The first journalist to enter the Soviet Arctic in 1935, Ruth also traveled to Alaska as a member of the Roosevelt administration in 1942, escorted Holocaust refugees to America in 1944, covered the Nuremberg trials in 1946, and documented the Haganah ship 'Exodus' in 1947. Her relationships with world leaders gave her unique access and insight. This documentary interweaves verite scenes with archival footage.
Director
Robert Richman
Languages
English
Studio
Reel Inheritance Films
Cast
Ruth Gruber
Herself
Louisa Herz Leopold
Herself
Dava Sobel
Herself
Harold L. Ickes
Himself
Manya Hartmayer Breuer
Herself
Tom Segev
Himself
Ike Aronowitz
Himself
Mordechai Rossman
Himself
Eli Wallach
Mordechai Rossman (voice)
Therese Plummer
Young Ruth (voice)
Production
Company
Reel Inheritance Films
Producer
Zeva Oelbaum
Producer
Colin Nusbaum
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