DATELINE: August 18, 2005
WARNER INDEPENDENT PICTURES Presents:
Information Now Available about the Film:
Good Night. And, Good Luck.
Scheduled to open: October 7, 2005
Cast: David Strathairn, Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Tate Donovan, Ray Wise and Frank Langella
Directed by:
George Clooney
Screenplay by: George
Clooney & Grant Heslov
Official Site: Coming soon! http://wip.warnerbros.com for now
Trailer Links: Coming soon!
Synopsis
"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.
Notes: George Clooney's 'Good Night, And Good Luck.' is set to kick off the 43rd New York Film Festival.