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Good night, and good luck (Motion picture)

Good Night, and good luck / Warner Independent Pictures, 2929 Entertainment and Participant Productions present ; in associations with Davis Films, Redbus Pictures and Tohokushinsha ; a Section Eight production ; directed by George Clooney ; written by George Clooney & Grant Heslov ; produced by Grant Heslov.

Widescreen ed.

Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]

1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

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Takes place in the 1950's America, during the early days of broadcast journalism. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman 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, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist 'witch-hunts'. A very public feud develops when the Senator responds by accusing the anchor of being a communist. In this climate of fear and reprisal, the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity will prove historic and monumental.

MPAA rating: PG; for mild thematic elements and brief language.

Murrow, Edward R. -- Drama.

McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 -- Drama.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities -- Drama.

Television broadcasting of news -- United States -- Drama.

Television -- Emisiones -- Teatro.

United States -- History -- 20th century -- Drama.

Feature films.

Biographical films.

Historical films.

Fiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Clooney, George.

Heslov, Grant, 1963-

Papoulis, Jim.

Strathairn, David.

Clarkson, Patricia.

Daniels, Jeff, 1955-

Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965-

Langella, Frank.

Wise, Ray, 1947-

Warner Independent Pictures.

2929 Entertainment (Firm)

Participant Productions.

Davis Films (Firm)

Redbus Pictures (Firm)

Tohokushinsha Film Corporation.

Section Eight Ltd.

Warner Home Video (Firm)

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.

Special features: commentary with George Clooney and Grant Heslov; Good night and good luck companion piece (15 min.); trailer (3 min.).

Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; editor, Stephen Mirrione ; music, Jim Papoulis ; costume designer, Louise Frogley ; production designer, James D. Bissell.

David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey, Jr., Frank Langella, Ray Wise.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, dual layer.

Dialogue in English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay.

Widescreen version presented in a "matted" format -- Commentary by director/screenwriter George Clooney and producer/screenwriter Grant Heslov -- Good night, and good luck companion piece -- Theatrical trailer -- Language: English Dolby surround 5.1 -- Subtitles (feature film only): English, French, Spanish.

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