---
title: 'Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Clooney'
released: '2005-10-07'
runtime_minutes: 93
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/good-night-and-good-luck-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433383/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

2005 · PG · 93 min · Drama, History · France, United States


## Synopsis

Good Night, and Good Luck is a 2005 historical drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by Clooney and Grant Heslov, who also produced. It stars David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr. and Frank Langella, and portrays the conflict between veteran journalist Edward R. Murrow (Strathairn) and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, especially relating to the anti-communist Senator's actions with the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Dianne Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/dianne-reeves)
- **Director:** [George Clooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-clooney)
- **Screenplay:** [George Clooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-clooney), [Grant Heslov](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-heslov)
- **Producer:** [Grant Heslov](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-heslov)
- **Editor:** [Stephen Mirrione](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-mirrione)

## Cast

- [Dianne Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/dianne-reeves) as Jazz Singer
- [Robert Downey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-downey-jr) as Joseph Wershba
- [Rose Abdoo](https://cinepixo.com/people/rose-abdoo) as Mili Lerner
- [Robert John Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-john-burke) as Charlie Mack
- [Matt Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-ross) as Eddie Scott
- [Joseph McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-mccarthy) as Joseph McCarthy
- [Glenn Morshower](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-morshower) as Colonel Anderson
- [Patricia Clarkson](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-clarkson) as Shirley Wershba
- [J.D. Cullum](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-d-cullum) as Stage Manager
- [Reed Diamond](https://cinepixo.com/people/reed-diamond) as John Aaron
- [Roy Cohn](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-cohn) as Roy Cohn
- [Simon Helberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-helberg) as CBS Page
- [Peter Jacobson](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-jacobson) as Jimmy
- [Helen Slayton-Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-slayton-hughes) as Mary
- [Liberace](https://cinepixo.com/people/liberace) as Liberace

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/good-night-and-good-luck-2005
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