Smiling Through the Apocalypse (2013)
99 min
'Smiling Through the Apocalypse' chronicles a man whose editorial instincts produced one of the greatest magazines ever: Harold Hayes, the swinging editor and cultural provocateur of the iconic Esquire Magazine of the Sixties. Through the narrative of his son Tom, a journey ensues opening unprecedented access to some of the Esquire magazine's most compelling talents, from Nora Ephron to George Lois, and Tom Wolfe to Gore Vidal. The film is a story of risk, triumph, and challenge told by the people that helped make the magazine great, and a son who only come to understand his father's editorial greatness 23 years after his passing.
- Release date
- January 13, 2013
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Peter Bogdanovich as Self
- Nora Ephron as Self
- Hugh Hefner as Self
- Gay Talese as Self
- Gore Vidal as Self
- Tom Wolfe as Self
Crew
- Tom Hayes · Director
- Tom Hayes · Writer
- Tom Hayes · Producer
- Daniele Salm · Cinematographer
- Tom Hayes · Editor