|
|
Taking place during the early days of broadcast journalism in 1950's America, a chronicle of the real-life conflict between television news man 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... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama and Politics/Religion |
|
| Running Time: |
1 hr. 30 min. |
|
| Release Date: |
October 7th, 2005 (limited) |
|
| MPAA Rating: |
PG for mild thematic elements and brief language. |
|
| Distributors: |
Warner Independent Pictures
|
|
| U.S. Box Office: |
$31,501,218 |
|
|
| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
A-
|
|
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Good movie. Important movie." more...
|
B+ |
Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...a call to civic responsibility and renewed purpose in broadcast journalism..." more...
|
B+ |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"As a director, Clooney does interesting things." more...
|
A |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"...an absorbing picture shot in high-contrast black and white." more...
|
B |
|
|
In Theaters 
'Good Night, And Good Luck.' on DVD - 
