| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
"Good night and good luck" : the Edward R. Murrow television collection |
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Edward R. Murrow collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Performer |
Edward R. Murrow. |
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Hosted by Walter Cronkite. |
| Credits |
Written by Russ Bensley, Sam Roberts ; videotape editor, Monique Osterholt. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast in 1991. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Contents |
An epidemic of fear -- a family in defense -- Hearing transcript -- In his own words -- Press commentary -- Shakespearean drama -- Passing the buck -- To face your accuser -- Value of character -- Guilty by association -- The fall downward. |
| Summary |
Narrated by former CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite, The McCarthy Years turns back the clock to the 1950s, a time when the country lurched into a murky period of blacklists and witch-hunts for alleged Communists, all led by a young Senator named Joseph McCarthy. Murrow's broadcasts from the 1950s show McCarthy's abuse of power and signal the emergence of television news as an influential force in American life. Features footage of Roy Cohn, Bobby Kennedy, and McCarthy's denunciation of Murrow. |
| Awards |
Emmy Award winner |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.
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Murrow, Edward R.
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Broadcast journalism -- United States.
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Television broadcasting of news -- United States.
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Anti-communist movements -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary television programs.
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| Added Author |
Birnbaum, Bernard. Producer.
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Bensley, Russ. Screenwriter.
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Roberts, S. (Sam) Screenwriter.
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Murrow, Edward R.
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Cronkite, Walter.
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CBS News.
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Docurama (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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| Added Title |
Edward R. Murrow television collection. The McCarthy years |
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See it now (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0767080785 |
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9780767080781 |
| Standard No. |
767685971734 |
| Music No. |
NVG-9717 New Video Group |
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