It wasn't at all annoying that the disc went wrong ten minutes before the end. George's film is a calm and sober look at the hero who was Ed Murrow, who dared to stand up against Senator McCarthy at a time when most chose not to. David Strathairn is brilliant as the chain-smoking journalist, ably supported by George, Robert Downey Jr, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Frank Langella and Ray Wise. The decision to use real McCarthy footage was I think the right one.
Inkily and beautifully portrayed by Robert Elswit (he lost to Memoirs of a Geisha), and masterfully put together by Stephen Mirrione. There's no music, thus the linking (good) vocal performances from Dianne Reeves. Written by George and Grant Heslov.
Did finish it some days later. An unusually literate script - though having said that I assume much of the Murrow broadcasts were taken from his originals. Thus should rephrase as 'an unusually literate man'.
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