Good Night, and Good Luck

2025 1h 45m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 14

DramaHistory

Synopsis

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Livestreamed from the penultimate show at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, this stage adaptation of George Clooney's 2005 film follows the story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

George Clooney
Edward R. Murrow
Mac Brandt
Colonel Anderson
Will Dagger
Don Hewitt
Christopher Denham
John Aaron
Glenn Fleshler
Fred W. Friendly
Ilana Glazer
Shirley Wershba
Clark Gregg
Don Hollenbeck
Paul Gross
William S. Paley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Grant Heslov
Writers: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, George Clooney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Grant Heslov, shot by Chase Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jarret Tipiere shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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George Clooney and Mac Brandt and Will Dagger carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13286652 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Grant Heslov directs. Chase Smith behind the camera. Jarret Tipiere cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released last year.
2Directed by Grant Heslov, shot by Chase Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Jarret Tipiere shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4George Clooney and Mac Brandt and Will Dagger carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt13286652 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 15 themes, including "government", "telecaster", "journalism", "theater play".