The read
Scores higher than 94% of the 3,226 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic80/100
1,148 audience votes
Key crew
- George ClooneyScreenplay
- Grant HeslovScreenplay
- George ClooneyDirector
- Jim PapoulisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- David StrathairnEdward R. Murrow
- Patricia ClarksonShirley Wershba
- George ClooneyFred Friendly
- Jeff DanielsSig Mickelson
- Robert Downey Jr.Joe Wershba
- Frank LangellaWilliam Paley
- Ray WiseDon Hollenbeck
- Robert John BurkeCharlie Mack
- Reed DiamondJohn Aaron
- Tate DonovanJesse Zousmer
- Grant HeslovDon Hewitt
- Tom McCarthyPalmer Williams
Stills
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Themes
governmenttelecasterpolitical activismpoliticianbased on true storyanti-communismblack and whitemccarthyismtv news anchor1950sgovernment witch huntcomplex
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