Good Night, And Good Luck (von & mit Clooney)

Posted: 27.12.2005 22:19

Good Night, And Good Luck.

Wenn ich schon jetzt ne Oscar-Prognose wagen würde, stünde dieser Film hier gar noch knapp vor Ang Lees "Brockback Mountain"...

Studio: Warner Independent Pictures
Director: George Clooney
Screenwriter: George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Starring: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Tate Donovan, Ray Wise, Frank Langella

Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild thematic elements and brief language)

Official Website: www.GoodNightAndGoodLuck.com

Trailer:
http://wip.warnerbros.com/trailerplay.html?id=goodnightgoodluck&settings=true

Plot Summary: "Good Night, And Good Luck." takes place during the early days of broadcast journalism in 1950's America. 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.