Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

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

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

Directed : Robert Richman

Written : Unknown

Stars : Ruth Gruber Louisa Herz Leopold Dava Sobel Lee Taylor

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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

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

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