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7.4
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8.2

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 10

As a director, Clooney does interesting things. One of them is to shoot in black and white, which is the right choice for this material, lending it period authenticity and a matter-of-factness.

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Cast & Crew

George Clooney
As Fred Friendly
George Clooney
Director
Robert Downey Jr.
As Joe Wershba
David Strathairn
As Edward R. Murrow
Ray Wise
As Don Hollenbeck
Jeff Daniels
As Sig Mickelson
Patricia Clarkson
As Shirley Wershba
Glenn Morshower
As Colonel Anderson
Frank Langella
As Colonel Anderson

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In the early 1950s, journalist Edward R. Murrow and his team at CBS News took on Senator Joseph McCarthy and his anti-communist crusade, exposing his tactics and ultimately contributing to his downfall. Despite the risk of being accused of being communist sympathizers themselves, Murrow and his team remained steadfast in their pursuit of the truth, using their platform to examine McCarthy's claims and methods. Through their reporting, they shed light on the injustices perpetrated by McCarthy and his followers, and helped to bring an end to the "Red Scare" that had gripped America.

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Good Night, and Good Luck. was released in theaters on November 4, 2005.