Backdrop image for movie Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber (2010)

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.

  • History
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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ruth GruberRuth GruberHerself
  • Photo of Louisa Herz LeopoldLouisa Herz LeopoldHerself
  • Photo of Dava SobelDava SobelHerself
  • Photo of Harold L. IckesHarold L. IckesHimself
  • Photo of Manya Hartmayer BreuerManya Hartmayer BreuerHerself
  • Photo of Tom SegevTom SegevHimself
  • Photo of Ike AronowitzIke AronowitzHimself
  • Photo of Mordechai RossmanMordechai RossmanHimself
  • Photo of Eli WallachEli WallachMordechai Rossman (voice)
  • Photo of Therese PlummerTherese PlummerYoung Ruth (voice)

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