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Good Night, And Good Luck takes place during the early days of US broadcast. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television news pioneer Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) and Senator Joseph McCarthy.

With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, the ground-breaking Murrow, and his dedicated staff, headed by his producers Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba (George Clooney & Robert Downey Jr.) defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist 'witch-hunts'.

In this climate of fear and reprisal, the CBS crew carries on regardless and their tenaciousness eventually pays off when McCarthy is brought before the US Senate. Their legacy has remained intact and even reverberates today as the standard for high quality broadcast journalism.
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Rating Reviewed by: Jean Browne
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Good Night And Good Luck review by Jean Browne

A highly intelligent piece of film making
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First of all, feast your eyes on the black and white - think superb portrait, not grainy old films. The atmosphere of the period is beautifully portrayed and there isn't a poor performance in the film. Yes, it's still highly relevant and should, perhaps, be compulsory viewing for politicians on both sides of the Atlantic. If you aren't sure what the Mcarthey era was about, watch this - a gripping film on all levels.
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Good Night And Good Luck review by TB

Still important today
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The movie tells the story of Ed Murrow of CBS during the mid-50's when McCarthy hunted "communists". It may not be completely historically correct, but in a time when we are in a "War against terrorism" and religious fundamentalists are trying to intimidate journalists, it is worth to repeat that journalists should be independent of money/politics/ideologies in order to investigate politicians who want to "protect" us from evil or minorities who think they should not be subject to criticism/investigative journalism. Seems to capture the time good with a chain-smoking Murrow!
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Brilliant!
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Directed by George Clooney and filmed entirely in black and white this tells the story of Ed Murrow (brilliantly played by David Strathain)and the end of McCarthyism in the 50's. It's a very interesting story indeed and if you've ever wondered what happened to Senator McCarthy and how his communist witch hunts came to an end this is a must see film. Three stars really doesn't do this film justice and personlly I throughly enjoyed every minute of this. I would even go so far as to say it's the best movie I've seen in a long while. Brilliant.
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Satisfying piece of historical interest
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A really interesting film shot in black and white with a documentary feel to it. It is about the work done by Murrow and his reporting team in 1950's America, when they bravely challenged McCarthy's witch hunt against Communism. It is understated but fascinating with superb performances, especially by Strathairn as Murrow.
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BFI Classification:
Parental Guidance - general viewing but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
Release Date: 19/06/2006
Production Year: 2005
Run Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1
Format: Pal
Colour: B & W
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