The Real American: Joe McCarthy (2011)
"The Real American - Joe McCarthy" (original title)

An unflinching look at the rise and fall of one of the most infamous political figures in US history.

Director:

Lutz Hachmeister

Writers:

Lutz Hachmeister, Simone Höller,

Stars:

John Sessions, Justine Waddell, Trystan Gravelle

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Sessions	...	Joseph McCarthy
Justine Waddell	...	Jean Kerr
Trystan Gravelle	...	Roy Cohn
James Garnon	...	Richard Nixon
Philip Bulcock	...	Alvin Spivak
Al Gregg	...	Reporter 1
Robert Lyons	...	Reporter 2
Ryan McCluskey	...	William Bundy
Toby Longworth	...	Walter Pforzheimer
Mark Plonsky	...	James Jesus Angleton
Morgan Deare	...	Drew Pearson
Shaun Lawton	...	John G. Adams
Esther Zimmering	...	Mary Driscoll
Liam Mockridge	...	Young Joe McCarthy
Spencer O'Brien	...	Student Joe McCarthy

Storyline

An unflinching look at the rise and fall of one of the most infamous political figures in US history.

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Plot Keywords:

cold war era | scapegoat | anti communist | 1950s | witch hunter | 

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Taglines:

Have you no sense of decency, sir?

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Genres:

Documentary | Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 2012 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Real American: Joe McCarthy

Filming Locations:

Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eikon Media GmbH, HMR Produktion, ZDF/Arte

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Black and White Color

User Reviews

Revealing and fascinating.

An exceptionally engaging drama-documentary on all counts. Many people will have heard of Joe McCarthy most probably by the term 'McCarthy Witch- hunts' but will not know anything much about him. It was revealing in many fundamental ways (which I obviously won't mention here) and a fascinating insight into politics and the way human beings can manipulate each other and the media. Excellent production values throughout and extremely good performances from the whole cast. John sessions is excellent in the leading role proving himself a dramatic actor of real quality. His American accent is superb as well especially considering that he's actually (so i understand), Scottish. Philip Bulcock appears in a small to medium sized role and gives an excellent performance as does Peter Brooke and Ryan McClusky. These actors have worked together on a number of drama- documentary films previously.