<P> The Post is a 2017 American historical political thriller film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer . It stars Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham , the first female publisher of a major American newspaper , and Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee , the executive editor of The Washington Post , with Sarah Paulson , Bob Odenkirk , Tracy Letts , Bradley Whitford , David Cross , Bruce Greenwood , Carrie Coon , and Matthew Rhys in supporting roles . Set in the early 1970s , The Post depicts the true story of attempts by journalists at The Washington Post to publish the Pentagon Papers , classified documents regarding the 30 - year involvement of the United States government in the Vietnam War . </P>
<P> The Post is a 2017 American historical political thriller film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer . It stars Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham , the first female publisher of a major American newspaper , and Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee , the executive editor of The Washington Post , with Sarah Paulson , Bob Odenkirk , Tracy Letts , Bradley Whitford , David Cross , Bruce Greenwood , Carrie Coon , and Matthew Rhys in supporting roles . Set in the early 1970s , The Post depicts the true story of attempts by journalists at The Washington Post to publish the Pentagon Papers , classified documents regarding the 30 - year involvement of the United States government in the Vietnam War . </P>
who did meryl streep play in the post
who did meryl streep play in the post
Katharine Graham
Katharine Graham