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mild thematic elements and brief language
Plot: What's the story about?
"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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Who stars in Good Night, and Good Luck.: Cast List
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Who's making Good Night, and Good Luck.: Crew List
A look at the Good Night, and Good Luck. behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director George Clooney last directed The Boys in the Boat and The Tender Bar. The film's writer George Clooney last wrote The Monument's Men and The Ides of March.
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Production: What we know about Good Night, and Good Luck.?
Key Facts
- Director/star George Clooney had said they opted to use archive footage of Joseph McCarthy instead of using an actor to portray the senator. Clooney had said that when the movie had undergone test screenings, audience members felt that the McCarthy character was overacting a bit, not realizing that it was the actual McCarthy through archive footage.
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Good Night, and Good Luck. Release Date: When was the film released?
Good Night, and Good Luck. was a release in 2005 on Friday, October 7, 2005. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Waiting..., Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and In Her Shoes.
Good Night, and Good Luck. DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Good Night, and Good Luck. was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 .