Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

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It runs a compact 1h 13m.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Robert RichmanDirector
• Reuben ChessOriginal Music Composer
• Ted ReichmanOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Ruth GruberHerself
• Louisa Herz LeopoldHerself
• Dava SobelHerself
• Harold L. IckesHimself
• Manya Hartmayer BreuerHerself
• Tom SegevHimself
• Ike AronowitzHimself
• Mordechai RossmanHimself
• Eli WallachMordechai Rossman (voice)
• Therese PlummerYoung Ruth (voice)

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