Smiling Through the Apocalypse: Esquire in the 60s(2013)

Smiling Through the Apocalypse: Esquire in the 60s Synopsis

'Smiling Through the Apocalypse' chronicles a man whose editorial instincts produced one of the greatest magazines ever: Harold Hayes, the swinging editor and cultural provocateur of the iconic Esquire Magazine of the Sixties. Through the narrative of his son Tom, a journey ensues opening unprecedented access to some of the Esquire magazine's most compelling talents, from Nora Ephron to George Lois, and Tom Wolfe to Gore Vidal. The film is a story of risk, triumph, and challenge told by the people that helped make the magazine great, and a son who only come to understand his father's editorial greatness 23 years after his passing.

Smiling Through the Apocalypse: Esquire in the 60s (2013) is a documentary film directed by Tom Hayes, released on January 13, 2013 with a runtime of 1h 39m. Viewers rate it 5.0 out of 10 across 3 ratings.