Good night, and good luck [DVD] / Warner Independent Pictures ; 2929 Productions ; Participant Productions ; Davis-Films ; Redbus Pictures ; Tohokashinsha Film Company ; Section Eight Ltd. ; Metropolitan ; produced by Grant Heslov ; screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov ; directed by George Clooney.
Format:
[DVD] /
Publisher:
Warner Home Video,
Copyright Date:
c2005
Description:
1 digital videodisc (ca. 93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: Deleted scenes; commentary with George Clooney and Grant Heslov; Good Night, and Good Luck companion piece. Cast: David Strathairn, Robert Downey, Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Ray Wise, Frank Langella, Jeff Daniels, George Clooney, Tate Donovan, Tom McCarthy.
Summary:
Takes place in the 1950's America, during the early days of broadcast journalism. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist 'witch-hunts'. A very public feud develops when the Senator responds by accusing the anchor of being a communist. In this climate of fear and reprisal, the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity will prove historic and monumental.
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