Maps of Movies

The Post (2017)

Where The Post says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Washington's biggest newsroom was built in a White Plains office building, and the New York Times front is a craftsmen's hall on West 44th Street

Scenes and places

Ellsberg in the war zone (1971)

Daniel Ellsberg, a State Department analyst, goes into the field with American soldiers in Vietnam. What he sees convinces him the war cannot be won.

Set in Vietnam, 1966 — The war zone where Ellsberg is embedded with American soldiers.

Copying the secret papers (1971)

Back home, Ellsberg works at a think-tank that holds classified files. He secretly copies thousands of pages of them, then hands them to a journalist.

Set in RAND Corporation — The think-tank where Ellsberg copies the classified pages. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The RAND Corporation is a U.S. research organization headquartered in Santa Monica.

The Post newsroom (1971)

Ben Bradlee runs a newsroom that wants to be a national paper. When pages of the leaked files land on a reporter's desk, he sees his chance to beat the Times.

Set in The Washington Post newsroom, Washington, D.C. — The paper's newsroom, where editors and reporters race to pursue the story.

Filmed at Office building, White Plains, New York — The newsroom was built as a set over two floors of an office building here. The pin marks the city centre; the exact address is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Times front door (1971)

The New York Times breaks the first story from the leaked documents. The Post's editors watch a rival take the lead on a story that was meant to be theirs.

Set in The New York Times Building (229 West 43rd Street) — The Times's home in 1971, from where the first scoop is published. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The building was home to a society of craftsmen; in the film its front stands in for the paper.

Filmed at General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen building, West 44th Street, Manhattan — Its facade stands in for the exterior of the New York Times as it appeared in 1971. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Graham at home (1971)

Katharine Graham is a prominent D.C. socialite, and her friends include the people named in the secret files. Facing the decision to publish, she hears warnings from those around her.

Set in Katharine Graham's home, Washington, D.C. — Where Graham entertains and weighs her choice.

Filmed at Steiner Studios, Brooklyn — Studio sets for the scenes in Graham's and Bradlee's homes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Iona University president's residence, New Rochelle, New York — The president's home was used for several scenes as Graham's home, filmed July 14, 2017. The pin marks the campus; the house itself is not pinpointed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Supreme Court (1971)

The Post and the Times stand before the highest court to argue for their First Amendment rights. Other papers across the country join in.

Set in U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. — Where the Post and the Times plead their case. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The building houses the highest court of the United States.

The White House (1971)

President Nixon is heard but never seen clearly: he appears only as a silhouette. The Post is cut off from the building.

Set in The White House, Washington, D.C. — Seat of the Nixon administration, which the Post is covering. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The residence and office of the U.S. president.

Watergate (1971)

One year later, the film moves to the Watergate complex.

Set in Watergate complex — The complex where the film's last scene takes place. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A riverside office, hotel and apartment complex in Washington, D.C.

Filmed at Near-by locations around White Plains, New York — Washington, D.C. street exteriors Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Steiner Studios, Brooklyn — Ben Bradlee's home Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Katharine Graham — Publisher of The Washington Post, who must decide whether to print the secret documents.
• Ben Bradlee — The Post's executive editor, who pushes to publish.
• Daniel Ellsberg — A State Department analyst who copies the classified Vietnam files.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the Washington Post newsroom in The Post really filmed?
• Which Manhattan building played the New York Times in The Post?