Edward R. Murrow: The McCarthy Years (1991)
Genres - Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Film & Television History, Journalism, Politics & Government, Social History |
Run Time - 113 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Rob Ferrier
Edward R. Murrow, in his career as a journalist, set high standards of integrity and truthfulness that even today are difficult to match. Perhaps these qualities were most evident during the Red Scare when a man named Joseph McCarthy waved an alarmist flag and kept a nation petrified. Almost no one would stand up to the misanthropic senator until Murrow did, exposing McCarthy for the propagandist he truly was.
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McCarthyism, TV-show-host