Newsies

~They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines...

Overview

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

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General Information

Release Date: 2017-02-16
Budget: $0
Revenue: $2827489
Runtime: 134 min

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