Good Night, and Good Luck

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black-and-white film film historical drama film

Good Night, and Good Luck is a critically acclaimed 2005 historical drama film, directed and co-written by George Clooney, that chronicles journalist Edward R. Murrow’s televised challenge to Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	black-and-white film → film → historical drama film →
awardNomination	Academy Award for Best Actor → Academy Award for Best Art Direction → Academy Award for Best Cinematography → Academy Award for Best Director → Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Picture →
basedOn	Edward R. Murrow’s broadcasts → historical events →
character	Edward R. Murrow → Fred Friendly → Joseph McCarthy → William Paley →
cinematographyBy	Robert Elswit →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
coWriter	George Clooney → Grant Heslov →
criticalReception	critically acclaimed →
director	George Clooney →
distributor	Warner Independent Pictures →
editedBy	Stephen Mirrione →
featuresPerformer	Dianne Reeves →
filmingStyle	black-and-white cinematography →
genre	historical drama → political drama →
language	English →
mainSubject	Edward R. Murrow → Joseph McCarthy → McCarthyism → Red Scare →
musicBy	Dianne Reeves →
narrativeFocus	Murrow’s challenge to McCarthy →
portrays	CBS News program See It Now → conflict between journalism and political power → television journalism →
productionCompany	Section Eight Productions →
publicationDate	2005 →
runtime	approximately 93 minutes →
settingPlace	New York City → United States →
settingTime	1950s →
starredActor	David Strathairn → Frank Langella → George Clooney → Jeff Daniels → Patricia Clarkson → Ray Wise → Robert Downey Jr. →
theme	freedom of the press → journalistic integrity → political persecution →
timePeriodDepicted	Red Scare era →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Frank Langella → George Clooney → Jeff Skoll →	notableWork