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Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) 7.5
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7.5/10 from 81,345 users
Metascore: 80/100
Reviews: 523 user | 349 critic | 41 from Metacritic.com Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy. Director:George Clooney |
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In the early 1950's, the threat of Communism created an air of paranoia in the United States and exploiting those fears was Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. However, CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow and his producer Fred W. Friendly decided to take a stand and challenge McCarthy and expose him for the fear monger he was. However, their actions took a great personal toll on both men, but they stood by their convictions and helped to bring down one of the most controversial senators in American history. Written by Brian Washington <Sargebri@att.net>
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In A Nation Terrorized By Its Own Government, One Man Dared to Tell The Truth See more »Genres:
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Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
4 November 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Buenas noches, y buena suerte. See more »Filming Locations:
CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$421,446 (USA) (7 October 2005)Gross:
£2,088,488 (UK) (17 March 2006)Company Credits
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Sig Mickelson: In 1935, Ed Murrow began his career with CBS. When World War II broke out, it was his voice that brought the Battle of Britain home to us, through his "This Is London" radio series. He started with us all, many of us here tonight, when television was in its infancy, with the news documentary show, "See It Now." He threw stones at giants. Segregation, exploitation of migrant workers, apartheid, J. Edgar Hoover, not the least of which, his historical fight with Senator McCarthy. He ...
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(1939)
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Dianne Reeves
Produced by Allen Sviridoff
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Initially, the famous concluding catch phrase "Good Night and Good Luck" that became the title of the film, was a habit Edward R. Murrow kept from his London years as a war reporter for the radio, when British people under constant night German bombing systematically ended their conversations with the very same words, uncertain to meet again. See more »Goofs
It was originally thought by many viewers that the "CBS News" sign on the wall is set in Helvetica, a typeface which was first created in 1957, three years after the Joseph McCarthy broadcast. Subsequent investigation by typographers established that the typeface is actually correct and is Akzidenz Grotesk. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Sig Mickelson: In 1935, Ed Murrow began his career with CBS. When World War II broke out, it was his voice that brought the Battle of Britain home to us, through his "This Is London" radio series. He started with us all, many of us here tonight, when television was in its infancy, with the news documentary show, "See It Now." He threw stones at giants. Segregation, exploitation of migrant workers, apartheid, J. Edgar Hoover, not the least of which, his historical fight with Senator McCarthy. He ...
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Crazy Credits
Even the rating band at the tail of the film is in black and white. See more »Soundtracks
I've Got My Eyes on You(1939)
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Dianne Reeves
Produced by Allen Sviridoff
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I don't know where to begin. If one judges a film by its ability to literally transport the viewer to another time and place, this film succeeds. If one judges a film by the cinematography, the composition of the scenes, whether the characterizations are well drawn, this film succeeds. If one judges a film's merits on integrity, truthfulness, honesty, this film succeeds. Good Night and Good Luck captures a moment in time.We look back on the fifties as a simpler time, our period of innocence. This film tells us straight and true that it was no simpler and no more innocent than our lives today.In fact, the sharpest contrast drawn between today and back then is the intelligence and the literacy, the erudition and the commitment to the tenets of good journalism of Edward R. Murrow and his crew.I cannot picture a Brian Williams or anyone else telling the owner of the network, as Murrow tells Bill Paley, "I can't make it to the game tonight. Thanks for inviting me, but I'm busy tearing down your network." A flawlessly executed film, the acting ensemble well cast, the point clearly and eloquently made, this film should be nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe and anything else that's out there. Thank you George Clooney. Your father is correct. "You got it right." Thank you Steven Soderburgh. Thank you, Mr. Murrow.