Movie
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Overview
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Details
- Release date
- 2005-09-16
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Independent Pictures, 2929 Productions, Redbus Pictures, TFC, Participant, Section Eight, Davis Films
- Country
- France, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- David Strathairn as Edward R. Murrow
- Patricia Clarkson as Shirley Wershba
- George Clooney as Fred Friendly
- Jeff Daniels as Sig Mickelson
- Robert Downey Jr. as Joe Wershba
- Frank Langella as William Paley
- Ray Wise as Don Hollenbeck
- Robert John Burke as Charlie Mack
- Reed Diamond as John Aaron
- Tate Donovan as Jesse Zousmer
- Grant Heslov as Don Hewitt
- Tom McCarthy as Palmer Williams
Crew
- George Clooney - Director
- George Clooney - Screenplay
- Grant Heslov - Screenplay
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