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A documentary on the remarkable life of Ruth Gruber. At 97 years old, Brooklyn-born Ruth still has that same sharp intellect and moxie that propelled her to become the world's youngest PhD at age 20. At age 24, she became a New York Herald Tribune reporter and photographer and the same year was the first journalist to enter the Soviet Arctic. A trusted member of the Roosevelt Administration during WWII, she was given a dangerous secret mission. A feminist before feminism, Ruth was never just an observer, she was a participant in the making of history. Ruth covered the turbulent Middle East throughout the 1940's, and the film combines verité footage of Ruth traveling back to Israel, with interviews and archival material.
Original Release
09/10/2010
US Release
09/10/2010
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ruth Gruber | Herself / Self |
Louisa Herz Leopold | Herself / Self |
Dava Sobel | Herself / Self |
Lee Taylor | Herself / Self |
Harold Ickes | Self |
Manya Hartmayer Breuer | Herself / Self |
Tom Segev | Himself / Self |
Ike Aronowitz | Himself / Self |
Mordechai Rossman | Himself / Self |
Eli Wallach | Mordechai Rossman (voice) / Mordechai Rossman |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ruth Gruber | Herself / Self |
Louisa Herz Leopold | Herself / Self |
Dava Sobel | Herself / Self |
Lee Taylor | Herself / Self |
Harold Ickes | Self |
Manya Hartmayer Breuer | Herself / Self |
Tom Segev | Himself / Self |
Ike Aronowitz | Himself / Self |
Mordechai Rossman | Himself / Self |
Eli Wallach | Mordechai Rossman (voice) / Mordechai Rossman |
Therese Plummer | Young Ruth (voice) / Young Ruth |
Jody Shelton | Ruth's Brother |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Denise Benmosche | Executive Producer |
Patti Kenner | Executive Producer |
Doris Schechter | Executive Producer |
Risa Kotek | Producer |
Colin Nusbaum | Producer |
Zeva Oelbaum | Producer |
Lauren Sherman Winnick | Producer |