Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996)

Name: Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1996-12-01

1h 51m

Running Time

Plot.

This documentary examines the 80 year career of journalist George Seldes, his encounters with Lenin and J. Edgar Hoover, his long battle against press censorship, the tobacco lobby, and his eventual blacklisting.With Ben Bagdikian, Jeff Cohen, Daliel Ellsberg, Ralph Nader, and Marian Seldes

Where to Watch.

Free

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Cast & Crew.

George Seldes

Himself

Susan Sarandon

Narrator

Ed Asner

Reader - Seldes' Writings

Ben Bagdikian

Self - Author, The Media Monopoly

Jeff Cohen

Self - Executive Director, FAIR

Daniel Ellsberg

Self - Subscribed as freshman at Harvard

Nat Hentoff

Self - Columnist

Rick Goldsmith

Director

Sharon Wood

Writer

Stephen Lighthill

Cinematographer

Witt Monts

Cinematographer

Will Parrinello

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
December 1, 1996

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 51m

Genres
Documentary History

Last updated: 2024-09-16

Wiki.

Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press is a 1996 documentary film about the author and critic George Seldes directed by Rick Goldsmith. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.