Directed by Steven Spielberg Written by Liz Hannah Josh Singer Cast Meryl Streep ... Kay Graham Tom Hanks ... Ben Bradlee Sarah Paulson ... Tony Bradlee Bob Odenkirk ... Ben Bagdikian Tracy Letts ... Fritz Beebe Bradley Whitford ... Arthur Parsons Bruce Greenwood ... Robert McNamara Matthew Rhys ... Daniel Ellsberg Alison Brie ... Lally Graham Carrie Coon ... Meg Greenfield Jesse Plemons ... Roger Clark David Cross ... Howard Simons Zach Woods ... Anthony Essaye Pat Healy ... Phil Geyelin John Rue ... Gene Patterson Rick Holmes ... Murray Marder Philip Casnoff ... Chalmers Roberts Jessie Mueller ... Judith Martin Stark Sands ... Don Graham Michael Cyril Creighton ... Jake (Young Reporter) Will Denton ... Michael (Runner) Deirdre Lovejoy ... Debbie Regan Michael Devine ... Copy Chief Kelly Miller ... Copy Editor Jennifer Dundas ... Liz Hylton Austyn Johnson ... Marina Bradlee Brent Langdon ... Paul Ignatius Michael Stuhlbarg ... Abe Rosenthal Deborah Green ... Ann Marie Rosenthal Gary Wilmes ... Punch Sulzberger Christopher Innvar ... James Greenfield Luke Slattery ... NY Times Runner Justin Swain ... Neil Sheehan Robert G. McKay ... NY Times Staffer Sasha Spielberg ... Woman with Package Bryan Burton ... Lafayette Protester Coral Peña ... Nancy Dan Bittner ... Government Lawyer Kenneth Tigar ... Solicitor General Griswold David Aaron Baker ... Alexander Bickel Gannon McHale ... Judge Gurfein Kevin Loreque ... Waiter (F Street Club) Francis Dumaurier ... Head Waiter (Oak Room) Stephen Mailer ... Exchange President Ned Noyes ... Lazard Banker John Henry Cox ... Lazard Banker Dan Bucatinsky ... Joe Alsop David Costabile ... Art Buchwald Johanna Day ... Ann Buchwald Annika Boras ... Mrs. Alsop Carolyn McCormick ... Mrs. McNamara Susan Blackwell ... Dinner Wife Jordan Baker ... Dinner Wife Lauren Lim Jackson ... Eastern Air Stewardess Peter Van Wagner ... Harry Gladstein Angus Hepburn ... Judge Gessell James Riordan ... Vice Admiral Blouin Kelly AuCoin ... Assistant Attorney General Maroney (as Kelly Aucoin) Cotter Smith ... William Macomber Ben Livingston ... Dennis Doolin Stephen Rowe ... Judge Robb Rick Crom ... Supreme Court Marshall Fenton Lawless ... Linotype Printer Cullen Oliver Johnson ... Linotype Printer JaQwan J. Kelly ... Watergate Security Guard (as Jaqwan Kelly) Brett G. Smith ... Platoon Leader (as Brett Smith) Brett Diggs ... G.I. (as Brett J. Diggs) Anthony M. Walker ... G.I. Saul Alvarez ... G.I. Theis Weckesser ... Military Advisor David Beach ... Robert Komer Shawn Allen McLaughlin ... Reporter (Andrews AFB) Shaun O'Hagan ... Harry Rowen (RAND) Thaddeus Daniels ... Rand Corp Guard Brendan Burke ... Rand Corp Guard Celeste Arias ... Lynda Sinay Sonny Valicenti ... Tony Russo Patrick Noonan ... LA Cop Will Blomker ... LA Cop Amy Russ ... White House Assistant Aaron Roman Weiner ... Bob Haldeman Catherine Wolf ... RAND Receptionist Joel Nagle ... Man on Phone Tom Bair ... Rehnquist (Asst AG) Walter Brandes ... 18th Street Protester Juliana Davies ... Katherine Hazel Mason ... Pamela Ginger Mason ... Pamela Sawyer Spielberg ... Plaza Protester Mark Jacoby ... Chief Justice Burger Jon Donahue ... Bertram Plain Seth Barrish ... Layout Editor Clarke Thorell ... Layout Editor Joseph Tudisco ... Delivery Man Steve Witting ... NY Times Staffer Gary Galone ... NY Times Staffer Frank Ridley ... NY Times Staffer Jeremiah Wiggins ... NY Times Staffer Alexander Sage Oyen ... Protest Singer Brittney Johnson ... Protest Singer Caleb Eberhardt ... Protest Singer Don McCloskey ... Protest Singer Estelle Bajou ... Protest Singer Kaylyn Scardefield ... Protest Singer Leslie Kujo ... Protest Singer Lilli Cooper ... Protest Singer Odiseas Georgiadis ... Protest Singer Sean Meehan ... Suspicious Man Steven Kearney ... Ehrlichman Curzon Dobell ... Nixon Matthew Piazzi ... Newscaster Armand Schultz ... WTOP-AM Reporter Jerry Lobrow ... G.I. #4 Mark Pinelli ... AMEX Photographer Uncredited Cast Jason Abrams ... Black and White Ball Dancer Chris Angerman ... Journalist Robert Arensen ... Copy Editor Marshall Axt ... Photographer Emily Baden ... Nail Technician - Kenneth's Salon Richard Stephen Bell ... Reporter Marko Caka ... NYPD Officer Johnny Calabro ... Supreme Court Attendee Stacey Alyse Cohen ... Wall Street Trader Andrew M. Collins ... Watergate Burglar Richard R. Corapi ... Washington Post Attorney Walter Cronkite ... Himself (archive footage) Sandy Dell ... Black and White Ball Dancer Dwight D. Eisenhower ... Himself (archive footage) Scott Eliasoph ... U.S. Marshal Mark Falvo ... Reporter Deborah Finley ... Pedestrian Michael James Fry ... Vietnam War Protester Christopher G Gates ... Reporter Lora Lee Gayer ... Salon Girl Kate Grimes ... Masked Woman #2 Larry Gurreri ... Protestor Neal Huff ... Tom Winship Lyndon B. Johnson ... Himself (archive footage) Shana Kaplan ... Black and White Ball Photographer Cory Kastle ... War Veteran John F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage) Paul Kulis ... Photographer Kelsey Kyle ... Protester Jarrod LaBine ... Court Clerk David Lamberton ... Supreme Court Staff Zachary Leipert ... Protester Frankie Li ... Viet Cong Branden Marlowe ... Protestor Randy Masters ... Reporter Gage Maynard ... Protester Doris McCarthy ... Wealthy New Yorker Kevin D. McGee ... Bartender Alexander Mercier ... Protester Byron Eugene Meyer ... NY Times Runner Wayne J. Miller ... Lazard Banker Sheryl Minikes ... Black and White Guest Frank Modica ... Photographer Robert Myers ... Lawyer Andrew Raffelson ... Protestor Alex Rak ... Shirlee Mae Adams Matthew Rose ... Vietnam Soldier Kelly Ryan ... Joan Fountaine Edward Sass ... Protester Daniel Schorr ... Himself (archive footage) Kent Sladyk ... Circulation Office Manager Sophia Slaysman ... Black and White Ball Socialite Todd Smolar ... Protester Dave Sorboro ... Protestor Evelyn Spahr ... Masked Woman #1 Chuck Taber ... Factory Worker Elizabeth Tate ... Protestor Randall Trang ... Viet Cong Harry S. Truman ... Himself (archive footage) Rob Tunstall ... Maximillian Brode / NYSE Brroker Eha Urbsalu ... Black and White Ball Socialite with White Feathers John Venüs ... Protestor Marla Aaron Wapner ... Commuter Jake Wells ... NY Times Staffer Denise Marie Whalen ... Black and White Ball Dancer Eden Wright ... Protester Produced by Liz Hannah Tom Karnowski Ben Lusthaus Kristie Macosko Krieger Rachel O'Connor Amy Pascal Josh Singer Adam Somner Steven Spielberg Tim White Trevor White Original Music by John Williams

Additional Info Premiere: December 22, 2017 Theatrical Release: January 12, 2018 DVD Release: April 17, 2018 Blu-ray Release: April 17, 2018 Countries: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Alternate Titles The Pentagon Papers Production Companies Twentieth Century Fox (present) DreamWorks (present) (as DreamWorks Pictures) Reliance Entertainment (present) TSG Entertainment (in association with) Participant Amblin Entertainment Pascal Pictures Star Thrower Entertainment Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (2017) (USA) (theatrical) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.2 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,141 / 20,684 Site Ranking #1,137 Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (2023) #1,138 A Simple Favor (2018) #1,139 Nightmare Alley (2021) #1,140 Vice (2018) #1,141 The Post (2017) #1,142 Onward (2020) #1,143 Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022) #1,144 The Disaster Artist (2017) #1,145 Monster (2003)