Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Drama 2005 1 hr 32 min

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 news pioneer 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, the ground-breaking Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist «witch-hunts».

Drama 2005 1 hr 32 min

PG

Starring David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney

Director George Clooney

Good Night, and Good Luck

David Strathairn

Edward R. Murrow
Patricia Clarkson

Shirley Wershba
George Clooney

Fred Friendly
Jeff Daniels

Sig Mickelson
Robert Downey Jr.

Joe Wershba

About

Good Night, and Good Luck.

DRAMA

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 news pioneer 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, the ground-breaking Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist «witch-hunts».

Compelling political drama won't engage most kids.

Average 8.1
Reviews 225
Fresh 209
Rotten 16

Information

Studio: Warner Bros.
Released: 2005
Run Time: 1 hr 32 min
Rated: PG for mild thematic elements and brief language.
Regions of Origin: United States, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (Australia)
Audio: English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.