Good night, and good luck [videorecording] /Warner Independent Pictures ; 2929 Entertainment and Participant Productions present ; in association with Davis Films, Redbus Pictures, Tohokushinsha ; a Section Eight production ; directed by George Clooney ; written by George Clooney & Grant Heslov ; produced by Grant Heslov.
Contributor(s): Strathairn, David | Clarkson, Patricia | Clooney, George | Daniels, Jeff | Downey, Robert | Langella, Frank | Wise, Ray | Heslov, Grant | Warner Home Video (Firm) | Warner Independent Pictures | 2929 Entertainment (Firm) | Participant Productions | Davis Films | Redbus Pictures | Tohokushinsha | Section Eight Ltd.
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Visual materialPublisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2006, c2005Edition: Widescreen format.Description: 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 1419818201.Subject(s): Murrow, Edward R. -- Drama | McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 -- Drama | Television news anchors -- United States -- Drama | CBS News -- Drama | United States -- History -- 1953-1961 -- Drama | Video recordings for the hearing impaired | Murrow, Edward R. -- Fiction | McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 -- Fiction | Television personalities -- United States -- Fiction | CBS News -- Fiction | United States -- History -- 1953-1961 -- Fiction | Video recordings for the hearing impaired | Murrow, Edward R. -- Fiction | McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 -- Fiction | Television personalities -- United States -- Fiction | CBS News -- Fiction | United States -- History -- 1953-1961 -- Fiction | Closed caption video recordings | VideodiscsGenre/Form: Biographical films. | Feature films. | DVD-Video discs.DDC classification: [Fic] | 813/.6 Young Adult
DVD; Dolby digital surround 5.1; region 1.
Soundtrack in English; subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey, Jr., Frank Langella, Ray Wise.
Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; edited by Stephen Mirrione.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
Includes optional commentary, "Good night, and good luck" companion piece and trailer.
Dramatizes the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee, looking at how Murrow and his dedicated staff defied corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist 'witch-hunts'.
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