Directed by:
George ClooneyCinematography:
Robert ElswitCast:
David Strathairn, Robert John Burke, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Tate Donovan, Robert Downey Jr., Frank Langella, Tom McCarthy (more)Plots(1)
"Good Night, And, Good Luck." takes place during the early days of broadcast journalism in 1950's America. 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![David Strathairn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267817_d1e782.jpg)
David Strathairn
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
![Robert John Burke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/418/418986_7ef2b7.jpg)
Robert John Burke
USA
Best movies:
Generation Kill (2008) (series)
Limitless (2011)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
![Patricia Clarkson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/397/164397081_8a7664.png)
Patricia Clarkson
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
Shutter Island (2010)
The Untouchables (1987)
![George Clooney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/403/168403577_5bt579.jpg)
George Clooney
USA
Best movies:
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
8 (2012) (theatrical recording)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
![Jeff Daniels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/446/159446116_e73d5b.jpg)
Jeff Daniels
USA
Best movies:
Godless (2017) (series)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
The Martian (2015)
![Tate Donovan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/297/164297969_57b268.png)
Tate Donovan
USA
Best movies:
The Holdovers (2023)
Argo (2012)
Hercules (1997)
![Robert Downey Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/419/164419362_6aa8cb.jpg)
Robert Downey Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Oppenheimer (2023)
![Frank Langella](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267621_58c771.jpg)
Frank Langella
USA
Best movies:
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Captain Fantastic (2016)
![Tom McCarthy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268832_cf5906.jpg)
Tom McCarthy
USA
Best movies:
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Michael Clayton (2007)
![Rose Abdoo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/323/166323212_04f690.jpg)
Rose Abdoo
USA
Best movies:
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) (series)
![Matt Ross](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386716_61e270.jpg)
Matt Ross
USA
Best movies:
12 Monkeys (1995)
Face Off (1997)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
![Ray Wise](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/247/166247475_3b604f.jpg)
Ray Wise
USA
Best movies:
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
![Robert Knepper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363133_b4c237.jpg)
Robert Knepper
USA
Best movies:
Cloclo: The Legend of Jean François (2012)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Prison Break: The Final Break (2009) (TV movie)
![Reed Diamond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/579/161579721_23fd23.jpg)
Reed Diamond
USA
Best movies:
Moneyball (2011)
Memphis Belle (1990)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
![Simon Helberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/769/163769190_c1d862.jpg)
Simon Helberg
USA
Best movies:
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
A Serious Man (2009)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
![Glenn Morshower](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/443/164443665_ce3481.jpg)
Glenn Morshower
USA
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Moneyball (2011)
![Grant Heslov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278944_930600.jpg)
Grant Heslov
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
True Lies (1994)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Peter Martin
Best movies:
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
JD Cullum
USA
Best movies:
Zodiac (2007)
Glory (1989)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Don Creech
Best movies:
Léon: The Professional (1994)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)