Newsies

"A Thousand Voices. A Single Dream."

Apr 10 1992 PG 2h 1m
Drama, Family, History

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.

Plot

July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly (Christian Bale) organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs (David Moscow) as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed found the strength to band together and challenge the powerful.

Written by

Bob Tzudiker, Noni White

Directed by

Kenny Ortega

Cast

Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Touchwood Pacific Partners 1, Walt Disney Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 6 nominations

Trailers
Newsies (1992) Trailer HD
Scores
# of Votes
23,794
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
46
Popularity
NA