Good Night, and Good Luck. 2005 Movie

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy. More details

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Jeff Daniels David Strathairn Alex Borstein Rose Abdoo

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biography drama history fear reporter paranoia expose cbs wisconsin communism journalist 1950s co written by actor huac house unamerican activities committee house un american activities committee reference to william f. buckley jr.political drama newscaster tv journalism tv journalist cold war reference to dwight d. eisenhower five word title comma in title period in title title ends with period death of a co worker written and directed by cast member television news cold war era american politics accused of being a communist man with glasses liberace u.s. military stock footage compromise speaker jazz singer press lecturer repetition in title witness witch hunt whispering washington d.c.undercover agent u.s. supreme court u.s. senator u.s. senate u.s. constitution u.s. citizenship u.s. attorney general u.s. air force typewriter tv studio tv station tv sponsor tv show tv producer tv news tv network tv monitor tv control booth tv commercial tv camera trial treason train testimony terrorist television history telephone call suicide by asphyxiation subversion soviet union song socialist slip the undergarment slide show slander singing serbian security risk secret secretary saxophone saxophone player soviet secret services rumor roy cohn right wing reference to joseph p. kennedy restaurant republican party reference to william randolph hearst reference to the daily worker reference to stuart symington reference to william shakespeare reference to shakespeare's julius caesar reference to reid harris reference to princess margaret reference to mickey rooney reference to mao tse tung reference to machiavelli reference to liza minnelli reference to liberace reference to judy garland reference to john l. mcclellan reference to jayne mansfield reference to jack gould reference to j. robert oppenheimer reference to harry s truman reference to georgy malenkov reference to eleanor roosevelt reference to ed sullivan reference to douglas macarthur reference to don hollenbeck reference to bill paley reference to benjamin franklin reference to ava gardner reference to annie lee moss reference to alger hiss reference to alcoa radio propaganda proof post world war two politician piano piano player photograph perjury pentagon patriotism oath newsreel footage news reporter new york city national security name calling mother son relationship military discharge microphone media loyalty loyalty oath london england lie liar lawyer laryngitis kiss kinescope kent cigarettes journalism teacher jew jazz combo investigation internal revenue service integrity immigrant husband wife relationship homosexual heresay head in oven hangover habeas corpus gossip general gay friend friendship freedom flashback flash camera film projector fellow traveler fbi father son relationship family relationships false accusation eyeglasses exploitation evidence fired from the job elevator editorial drink drinking divorce dignity deportation democratic party demagogy demagogue deception decency debate death death of co worker death by asphyxiation cover up controversy congressional hearing civics lesson cigarette lighter christmas chain reaction censure censorship camera california cafe brother sister relationship book blackmail blacklist blacklisting black american beverly hills california bed bass fiddle awards banquet attorney asphyxiation applause african american advertising advertising agency aclu accusation reference to milton berle reference to steve allen no opening credits singer screening room scotch red scare oven newspaper new york times interview film camera docudrama cigarette smoking bar political persecution mccarthyism mccarthy hearings u.s. army tv broadcast television suicide secret marriage newscast news anchor marriage live broadcast journalism government constitutional rights communist civil liberties archive footage politics broadcast journalism death of friend title spoken by character

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