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Newsies

Newsies

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 16, 2017

Runtime

2h 14m

Genres

Music, Comedy, Drama, History, Romance

User Score

80%

Original Title

Newsies

Production Companies

Steam Motion & Sound, PJM Productions, Disney Theatrical Group

Director

Brett Sullivan

Revenue

$2,827,489

Description

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.