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Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

Drama, Historical | United States, France, UK, Japan

Director: George Clooney

BBC2 | Friday 9 August 2013 | 22:05

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Rating: 7.4/10

User rating: 7.9/10
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SYNOPSIS

Fact-based drama charting broadcast journalist Edward R Murrow's decision to take a stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s, questioning the bullying tactics and the climate of fear and reprisal behind the politician's anti-communist campaign and the House Un-American Activities Committee. Starring David Strathairn and George Clooney, who also directed, alongside Frank Langella, Robert Downey Jr and Patricia Clarkson.

Actors

Writer: George Clooney, Grant Heslov

Producer: Marc Butan, Ben Cosgrove

RUNTIME: 93 min

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