Good Night, and Good Luck. Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

"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.

Drama Historical

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Good Night, and Good Luck..

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  David Strathairn

  The Luckiest Man in America, Nomadland

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  George Clooney

  Gravity, The Monument's Men

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  Robert Downey Jr.

  Oppenheimer, The Avengers: Age of Ultron

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  Ray Wise

  God's Not Dead 5: In God We Trust, Poolman

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  Frank Langella

  Unknown, The Box

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  Jeff Daniels

  The Divergent Series: Allegiant, Looper

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  Tate Donovan

  What Is Life Worth, The Holdovers

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  Patricia Clarkson

  Friends with Benefits, Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Crew Behind the Film

The Good Night, and Good Luck. behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director George Clooney last directed The Boys in the Boat and The Tender Bar. The film's writer George Clooney last wrote The Monument's Men and The Ides of March.

Director

George Clooney

Screenwriters

George Clooney
Grant Heslov

Production Details

What we know about the Good Night, and Good Luck. movie production.

Key Facts

• Director/star George Clooney had said they opted to use archive footage of Joseph McCarthy instead of using an actor to portray the senator. Clooney had said that when the movie had undergone test screenings, audience members felt that the McCarthy character was overacting a bit, not realizing that it was the actual McCarthy through archive footage.

Production Updates for Good Night, and Good Luck.

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed Good Night, and Good Luck. movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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