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6.4/10   65 votes
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Director:
Jack Gold
Writer:
Ernest Kinoy (writer)
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Release Date:
19 January 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Plot:
Follow legendary news reporter/commentator from his radio broadcasts from the rooftops of London during... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Reviews:
masterful more (2 total)

Cast

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Daniel J. Travanti ... Edward R. Murrow
Stephen Churchett ... B.BC. Technician

Robert Vaughn ... President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kathryn Leigh Scott ... Janet Murrow
Martyn Stanbridge ... Lancaster Captain
Philip Voss ... Censor

Dabney Coleman ... CBS Chairman William Paley
John McMartin ... Frank Stanton
Harry Ditson ... Don Hollenbeck
Lans Traverse ... Kay Campbell

Lorelei King ... Waitress
Frank Dux ... R. & D. Director
John Sterland ... Board Member #1
Billy J. Mitchell ... Board Member #2
Bill Hutchinson ... Board Member #3
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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Rankcolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:Not Rated
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
TAFT Entertainment Pictures more

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4 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
masterful, 3 October 2002
Author: dtucker86 from Germany

I only saw this film once when it first came on HBO, but I still remember Travanti's great performance as the chain-smoking newsman who gave radio a voice and tv a conscience. Travanti does an excellent job capturing Murrow's courage and integrity especially in taking on Senator McCarthy. People don't realize this but back then most Americans were in favor of what McCarthy was doing. The best part of the film is the re-creation of "See It Nows" attack on him and Murrow's masterful editorial (he didn't create this situation of fear...he exploited it...the fault dear Brutus is not within our stars but ourselves") In an age of tabloid journalism and trash tv, we need to re-examine Murrow's life and what he stood for. He would be appalled if he could see journalism today! The terrible irony is that Murrow had the courage to attack McCarthy and do so many other things, but yet he foolishly surrendered to a four pack a day cigarette fix that killed him at only 57.

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