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"Smiling Through the Apocalypse" follows Harold Hayes, the influential editor of Esquire Magazine in the Sixties, whose editorial vision made it one of the greatest magazines. Narrated by his son Tom, the film provides unique insights into Esquire's notable contributors, including Nora Ephron, George Lois, Tom Wolfe, and Gore Vidal. It tells a tale of risk, success, and challenges through the voices of those who contributed to the magazine's greatness, and a son who only realized his father's editorial brilliance 23 years after his death.

Tom Wolfe

Gay Talese

Harold Hayes

Peter Bogdanovich

Gore Vidal

Noral Ephron

Tom Hayes

Raymond DeFelitta

Smiling Through the Apocalypse: Esquire in the 60s