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Title
  • Good night, and good luck : the screenplay and history behind the landmark movie / screenplay written by George Clooney & Grant Heslov ; directed by George Clooney.
Author
Clooney, George
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Newmarket Press, 2006.

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Additional Authors
Heslov, Grant, 1963-
Description
208 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"The only book on the acclaimed movie - here is the complete screenplay, Q&A with the screenwriters, production notes, and a special section on the history behind the broadcast, including an essay by Fred Friendly and an original article written by Joseph Wershba in 1955, appearing in a book for the first time. This in-depth companion to one of the most provocative films of the year is essential reading for both film and history buffs."--BOOK JACKET.
Uniform Title
Good night, and good luck (Motion picture)
Subject
  • CBS News
  • McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957
  • Murrow, Edward R
  • Television news anchors > United States
  • United States > History > 20th century
Genre/Form
  • Scénarios de cinéma.
  • Screenplays
  • screenplays.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Preface -- Part I. The history -- The night television documentaries changed forever / by Fred W. Friendly -- The man who fought McCarthy's red smear / by Julie Morris -- Murrow vs. McCarthy : See it now / by Joseph Wershba -- Journalism and McCarthyism / by Rich Kaplan -- "Who'd know? I'd know" : a response to seeing Good night, and good luck / by Howard Weinberg -- Part II. The movie -- Stills -- About the production -- Q & A with George Clooney & Grant Heslov -- The shooting script / by George Clooney & Grant Heslov -- Cast and crew credits -- Background on the historical characters -- About the co-writers.
ISBN
  • 1557047146 (pbk.) :
  • 9781557047144
OCLC
65177039
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library