Good Night and Good Luck
Synopsis
In 1953, television was still a business of pioneers, and Edward R. Murrow was one of its most famous hosts. His program captivated America by presenting current affairs subjects and interviews in an incredibly innovative way.
It was the era of the communist witch hunts instigated by Senator McCarthy. Using the fear of the USSR, McCarthy hounded anyone who, according to him, showed signs of “anti-American” behavior. A suspicious atmosphere hung over institutions, and arbitrary sentences were handed down at an alarming rate.
Disgusted by McCarthy’s scandalous methods, Murrow decided to take action. He threw his credibility and all the power of an already promising media into the battle. For the first time, a man of television made use of it to expose the truth…
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (4)
- Co-production : Metropolitan Filmexport
- Foreign production company : Section Eight
- French distribution : Metropolitan Filmexport
- News agency (France) : Kinemafilm
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriters : George Clooney, Grant Heslov
- Director of Photography : Robert Elswit
- Editor : Stephen Mirrione
- Costume designer : Louise Frogley
- Press Attaché (film) : François Frey
- Production Designer : Jim Bissell
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : English
- Coproducer countries : France, United States
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (France, United States)
- Production year : 2005
- French release : 04/01/2006
- Runtime : 1 h 33 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 114.371
- Visa issue date : 10/01/2006
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby DTS
