Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

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92min

"We will not walk in fear of one another."
WebSite:https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/good-night-and-good-luck
Budget:$7,000,000
Revenue:$54,600,000
Release:9/16/2005
Genres:Drama | History
Original language:English
Spoken languages:English
Countries:United States of America

Overview:

The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.… Expand

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Warner Independent Pictures
United States of America
2929 Productions
United States of America
Redbus Pictures
United Kingdom
TFC
Japan
Participant
United States of America
Section Eight
United States of America
Davis Films
France

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Geronimo1967
- Created:5/8/2024
- Updated:5/8/2024
There's a brief clip at the start of "Sink the Bismarck" (1960) that illustrates the impact of Edward R. Murrow's potent and succinct style of broadcasting that eventually led to him receiving an award from his peers at the beginning of this film. It's his acceptance speech that sets the tone for a retrospective that focuses on his time attempting to stand up for the civil liberties of many American people during the investigations by Senator Joseph McCarthy of Minnesota into the alleged infiltration of just about all aspects of society by communists and their allies. David Strathairn delivers one of his best performances here as the man whose stance earns him plaudits from some quarters, but enmity from others who accuse him of being an appeaser - or worse. Determined, he nevertheless becomes dependant on the good will of his network chief executive (Frank Langella) and stalwart producer Fred Friendly (George Clooney) as he issues a challenge to the politician and risks his career. In many ways these men had similarities of character. The use of archive footage of McCarthy and the pieces-to-camera from Strathairn offers us two contrasting styles, attitudes and sets of beliefs and though clearly the editorial is pro-Murrow, it still allows us to experience and evaluate some of the frenzy that prevailed at the time when the cold war was very much at it's height. Director Clooney uses a documentary style of intense monochrome photography to quite chillingly expose us to the perils of free reporting at a time when swimming agains a tide that would stop at nothing to rubbish it's opponents was no small gamble. It packs lots to think about into ninety minutes and emphasises the still quite dangerous scenarios that dogma coupled with a strong cult of personality can deliver to an unwitting population.… Expand

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