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August 2005
First Look: Good Night and Good Luck

GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK
 
Release Date: October 7, 2005
Distributor: Warner Independent Pictures
Film Genre: Drama
Country: United States
Director: George Clooney
Screenwriters: George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Cast: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr, Patricia Clarkson, Tate Donovan, Ray Wise, Frank Langella
Official Site: http://www.goodnightandgoodluck.com/

Synopsis:
"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.
 
Trailer: http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/goodnightandgoodluck.html

 
 
 


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