Good Night, and Good Luck
April 19, 2010Good Night, and Good Luck
Call Number: DVD00242
by George Clooney; Grant Heslov; David Strathairn; Patricia Clarkson; Jeff Daniels; Robert Downey; Frank Langella; Warner Independent Pictures.; 2929 Entertainment (Firm); Participant Productions.; Davis Films (Firm); Redbus Pictures (Firm); Tohokushinsha Film Corporation.; Section Eight Ltd.;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]
Notes: Originally released in 2005 (93 mins. Black & White); Nominated for six 2006 Academy Awards;
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.
OCLC #: 62735849
Added: April 19, 2010
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
