Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

Name: Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Director: Robert Richman
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 2010-09-10
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Ruth Gruber, Louisa Herz Leopold, Dava Sobel, Harold L. Ickes, Manya Hartmayer Breuer

Directed by Robert Richman

History

Documentary

20101h 13m8.0

Overview

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.