directed by: George Clooney, year: 2005
actors: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr.

Good Night, and Good Luck is a historical drama that chronicles the efforts of broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow and his team at CBS News to challenge the tactics of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare of the 1950s. The film explores themes of journalistic integrity, freedom of speech, and the power of media as Murrow, played by David Strathairn, courageously confronts McCarthy's fear-mongering, ultimately contributing to the senator's downfall.

Political Dialogue, Drama, Historical, Political, Journalism, 1950s