George Clooney steps into a new realm with this film. Good Night, and Good Luck is the best work we’ve seen from him.
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- Release Date:October 7th, 2005
- Director:George Clooney
- Writer:George Clooney, Grant Heslov
- Starring:David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Tate Donovan, Ray Wise, Frank Langella
- Studio:Warner Independent Pictures
- Genre:Drama
- Official Site:goodnightandgoodluck.com
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- Runtime:1 hour 30 minutes
- Box Office:$34,093,000
"Good Night. And, Good Luck." takes place during the early days of broadcast journalism in 1950’s America. 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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