Good night, and good luck

Resource Information

The work Good night, and good luck represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Merrimac Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Good night, and good luck

Statement of responsibility

Warner Independent Pictures ; 2929 Productions ; Participant Productions ; Davis-Films ; Redbus Pictures ; Tohokashinsha Film Company ; Section Eight Ltd. ; Metropolitan ; produced by Grant Heslov ; screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov ; directed by George Clooney

Contributor

• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Clarkson, Patricia
• Clooney, George
• Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965-
• Elswit, Robert, 1950-
• Langella, Frank
• Papoulis, Jim
• Strathairn, David
• Wise, Ray, 1947-

Subject

• Biographical films
• CBS News -- Drama
• Estados Unidos -- Historia -- Siglo XX -- Teatro
• Feature films
• McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 -- Drama
• McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 -- Drama
• Murrow, Edward R. -- Drama
• Murrow, Edward R. -- Drama
• Television -- Emisiones -- Teatro
• Television news anchors -- United States -- Drama
• United States -- History -- 20th century -- Drama
• United States -- History -- 20th century -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs

Genre

• Biographical films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Takes place in the 1950's America, during the early days of broadcast journalism. 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

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; editor, Stephen Mirrione ; music, Jim Papoulis ; costume designer, Louise Frogley ; production designer, James D. Bissell

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG; for mild thematic elements and brief language

Language note

English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.B55

LC item number

G663 2006

PerformerNote

David Strathairn, Robert Downey, Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Ray Wise, Frank Langella, Jeff Daniels, George Clooney, Tate Donovan, Tom McCarthy

Runtime

93

Target audience

general

Technique

live action