Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Ruth Gruber didn't just report the news...she made it!
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.
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)
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- English
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
- Age rating
- —
- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
- Production
- Reel Inheritance Films
Crew
Director
Robert Richman
Reuben Chess
Original Music Composer
Ted Reichman
Original Music Composer
Sabine Krayenbühl
Editor
Zeva Oelbaum
Production Design
Robert Richman
Director of Photography
