Newsies
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.
PG
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Drama, Musical
1992
121 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Newsies
- Duration : 121 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Bob Tzudiker, Noni White
- Directors : Kenny Ortega min
- Imdb : 6.9 (14863 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.8 (50283 votes)
- Actors : Christian Bale, David Moscow, Luke Edwards, Max Casella
Movie Storyline
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.