Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber (2009)
Ruth Gruber didn't just report the news...she made it!
73 min
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.
- Release date
- September 10, 2010
- Country of origin
- United States, Israel
- Music
- Reuben Chess, Ted Reichman
Cast
- Ruth Gruber as Self
- Louisa Herz Leopold as Self
- Dava Sobel as Self
- Lee Taylor as Self
- Harold Ickes as Self
- Manya Hartmayer Breuer as Self
- Tom Segev as Self
- Ike Aronowitz as Self
- Mordechai Rossman as Self
- Eli Wallach as Mordechai Rossman
Crew
- Robert Richman · Director
- Zeva Oelbaum · Producer
- Reuben Chess · Composer
- Ted Reichman · Composer
- Robert Richman · Cinematographer
- Sabine Krayenbühl · Editor
- Zeva Oelbaum · Production designer