20051h 33mDir. George Clooney

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Name: Good Night, and Good Luck.
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2005-09-16
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 4
Cast: David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr.

“We will not walk in fear of one another.”

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The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.

Starring:David Strathairn,Patricia Clarkson,George Clooney,Jeff Daniels,Robert Downey Jr.

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

David Strathairn

Edward R. Murrow

Patricia Clarkson

Shirley Wershba

George Clooney

Fred Friendly

Jeff Daniels

Sig Mickelson

Robert Downey Jr.

Joe Wershba

Frank Langella

William Paley

Ray Wise

Don Hollenbeck

Robert John Burke

Charlie Mack

Reed Diamond

John Aaron

Tate Donovan

Jesse Zousmer

Grant Heslov

Don Hewitt

Tom McCarthy

Palmer Williams

Key Production Crew

Director

George Clooney

Screenplay & Writers

Grant Heslov, George Clooney

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Original Score

Jim Papoulis

Producers

Grant Heslov

Film Details

Budget$7,000,000

Box Office Revenue$54,600,000

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Warner Independent Pictures2929 ProductionsTFCParticipantSection EightDavis FilmsLionsgate UK

Keywords & Themes

#government#telecaster#political activism#politician#based on true story#anti-communism#black and white#mccarthyism#tv news anchor#1950s

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Aniket Shukla @aniket11

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You ever watch The Post or Spotlight and think, “Hell yeah, I’m gonna be a hard hitting journalist who uncovers corruption and wears trench coats”? And then you remember oh wait you actually wanna study chemistry so you ...

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