DVD
Good night, and good luck
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Performers
David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey, Jr., Frank Langella, Ray Wise.
Publication Information
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2006.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
This drama 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.
Notes
DVD format ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Videodisc release of the 2005 motion picture.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language.
In English with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish.