Summary 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. View more details
Directed : Robert Richman
Written : Unknown
Stars : Ruth Gruber Louisa Herz Leopold Dava Sobel Lee Taylor
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Sep 11, 2009
Countries of origin : United States Israel
Official sites : Official site
Language : English Hebrew
Filming locations : Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies : Reel Inheritance Films
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Sep 11, 2009
Countries of origin : United States Israel
Official sites : Official site
Language : English Hebrew
Filming locations : Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies : Reel Inheritance Films
