Good Night, And Good Luck takes please during the early days of US broadcast. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television news pioneer Edward E. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, the ground-breaking Murrow, and his dedicated staff, headed by his producers Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist ‘witch-hunts’. In this climate of fear and reprisal, the CBS crew carries on regardless and their tenaciousness eventually pays off when McCarthy is brought before the US Senate. Their legacy has remained intact and even reverberates today as the standard for high quality broadcast journalism.

CAST AND CREW

George Clooney Tate Donovan Patricia Clarkson Jeff Daniels Robert Downey Jr. George Clooney

GENRE

Drama

CERTIFICATE

General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children

RUN TIME

1 hour 33 minutes

RELEASED

2006