Goodnight, and Good Luck for George Clooney

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By James Wray Nov 8, 2004, 0:07 GMT

George Clooney is to direct and star in Section Eight/2929 Entertainment's Goodnight, and Good Luck, about the infamous CBS News anchor Edward R. Murrow's legendary on-air confrontations with red-baiting Senator Joseph McCarthy.Principal photography is set to begin February 28 for seven weeks in Los Angeles. David Strathairn and Patricia Clarkson have also been cast.. Warner Bros. Pictures will release the film domestically, and 2929 International will deal with international sales.The script by Clooney and Grant Heslov traces the true story of how Murrow (Strathairn), and his producer, Fred Friendly (Clooney), helped bring an end to the tyranny of the blacklist and the House Un-American Activities Committee' anti-Communist hearings. With the platform provided by his CBS News program "See It Now," Murrow challenged McCarthy on his claims that hundreds of avowed Communists were working covertly as Soviet spies in the U.S. government, among other allegations that at the time had the power to destroy lives and careers.Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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Goodnight, and Good Luck

About the infamous CBS News anchor Edward R. Murrow's legendary on-air confrontations with red-baiting Senator Joseph McCarthy. Traces the true story of how Murrow (Strathairn), and his producer, Fred Friendly (Clooney), ...more

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