Good Night, and Good Luck.

Plot

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

Release Year: 2005

Rating: 7.6/10 (54,938 voted)

Critic's Score: 80/100

Director:
George Clooney

Stars: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson

Storyline
In the early 1950's, the threat of Communism created an air of paranoia in the United States and exploiting those fears was Senator

Writers: George Clooney, Grant Heslov

Cast:

Jeff Daniels
–

Sig Mickelson

David Strathairn
–

Edward R. Murrow

Alex Borstein
–

Natalie

Rose Abdoo
–

Millie Lerner

Dianne Reeves
–

Jazz Singer

Peter Martin
–

Pianist

Christoph Luty
–

Bassist

Jeff Hamilton
–

Drummer

Matt Catingub
–

Saxophonist

Tate Donovan
–

Jesse Zousmer

Reed Diamond
–

John Aaron

Matt Ross
–

Eddie Scott

Patricia Clarkson
–

Shirley Wershba

Robert Downey Jr.
–

Joe Wershba

George Clooney
–

Fred Friendly

Taglines:
We will not walk in fear of one another.

Details

Official Website:
Kinowelt [Germany] |
Manga Films [Spain] |

Release Date: 14 October 2005

Filming Locations: CBS Television City – 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $7,500,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: €591,600
(Italy)
(18 September 2005)
(174 Screens)

Gross: $31,501,218
(USA)
(12 March 2006)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Editing on the film was completed at George Clooney's palatial Italian villa on the shore of Lake Como.

Goofs:

Anachronisms:
In several of the scenes with telephone conversations the phones being used were models not introduced until years later and at least twice the handsets use the detachable cord with the RJ-11 plug which was introduced by Bell in the 1970s.

Quotes:

[first lines]

Sig Mickelson:
In 1935, Ed Murrow began his career with CBS. When World War II broke out, it was his voice that brought the Battle of Britain home to us, through his "This Is London" radio series. He started with us all, many of us here tonight, when television was in its infancy…

User Review

Come back Mr. Murrow!

Rating: 8/10


My hat to George Clooney. He doesn't take the easy way out. His
seriousness of purpose is undeniable and his talents as a filmmaker a
concrete reality. This, his second feature, is a no frills account of a
period in American history that left visible scars but, as it happens,
many have forgotten. History repeats itself but its protagonists seem
diluted in this modern obsession with political correctness. David
Strathairn – best actor at the Venice Film Festival – is chillingly
perfect as Edward R Murrow, reminding us that TV times have changed in
an unrecognizable way. The space for real thought on network news has
been replaced by the circus atmosphere of 24 hour cable shows with loud
mouths, sound effects and video graphics. The inter-cutting between
Murrow/Strathairn and the real Senator McCarthy creates the perfect
illusion of a startling reality. The timing of the film couldn't be
more perfect. I hope we can all fill in the voids and connect the dots.
It's time to look back and think before our past becomes our future.
Thank you Mr Clooney, thank you very much.