Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Voices of the people. Icons of a lost New York.
2018 · 1h 46m · TV-MA Documentary
Overview
Directors Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy bring New York columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill’s courageous writing to life, celebrating the acclaimed journalists and the city they loved.
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