'The Post' trivia and fun facts
Original documents
In scenes involving the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg's original documents were used as props, including the pages that were scattered over the floor of Benjamin C. Bradlee (Tom Hanks') home.
The real Nixon
In all of the scenes depicting President Nixon on the phone in the Oval Office, Nixon's actual voice is heard from White House tapes.
National Board of Review
The film was chosen by the National Board of Review as the best film of 2017, and was named as one of the top 10 films of the year by Time and the American Film Institute.
The Pentagon Papers
The Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1972 was awarded only to The New York Times for its publication of the Pentagon Papers.
A necessary approval
Steven Spielberg screened his film for Katharine Graham's children, Lally Weymouth and Donald Graham, and Bradlee's widow Sally Quinn who, to his great relief, all approved.
Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee drives a Fiat 128 twice during the movie.
A collector of vintage typewriters
Tom Hanks is an fan and collector of vintage typewriters, and he actually tried out every one of the typewriters in the Post's newsroom during the shoot.
Blake Emory
Artist Blake Emory appears as a protester.
Meryl Streep and Philip Casnoff
Meryl Streep and Philip Casnoff dated in the 1970s when she was at Yale University and he was at Wesleyan University.
28
'The Post' marks the 28th collaboration between composer John Williams and Steven Spielberg.
Ready Player One
'The Post' was filmed after director Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One', but released before.
His first political thriller
Steven Spielberg considers this to be his first political thriller. He classifies his earlier 'Bridge of Spies' as an espionage thriller.