Truth (2015)

Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.

Director:

James Vanderbilt

Writers:

James Vanderbilt (screenplay), Mary Mapes (book)

Stars:

Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Dennis Quaid

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cate Blanchett	...	Mary Mapes
Robert Redford	...	Dan Rather
Topher Grace	...	Mike Smith
Dennis Quaid	...	Lt. Col. Roger Charles
Elisabeth Moss	...	Lucy Scott
Bruce Greenwood	...	Andrew Heyward
Stacy Keach	...	Lt. Col. Bill Burkett
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Mark Wrolstad
David Lyons	...	Josh Howard
Dermot Mulroney	...	Lawrence Lanpher
Rachael Blake	...	Betsy West
Andrew McFarlane	...	Dick Hibey
Natalie Saleeba	...	Mary Murphy
Noni Hazlehurst	...	Nicki Burkett
Connor Burke	...	Robert Mapes

Storyline

The story of The Killian Documents controversy (a.k.a. "Rathergate") in the days leading up to the 2004 presidential election. When veteran newscaster Dan Rather and CBS News head Mary Mapes choose to air a segment on 60 Minutes exposing how President Bush avoided being drafted to Vietnam through his father's political advantages, the resulting fallout ultimately costs them their jobs and reputations.

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Plot Keywords:

laptop computer | fired from the job | election | tv broadcast | based on true events | 

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Taglines:

When Truth becomes your downfall.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and a brief nude photo

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Conspiración y poder

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$9,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$66,232, 16 October 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$2,541,554, 7 February 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sony Pictures Classics,Echo Lake Entertainment,RatPac Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was shot in Australia at Cate Blanchett's request, as she wanted to be close to her family while filming.

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Goofs

Around 58 minutes into the movie, when Mary Mapes searches Google for "CBS Bush Guard", the address bar in the Microsoft Internet Explorer shows "localhost:44500". It means that she was not accessing real Google over the Internet but a server running locally on the computer that displayed web pages stored on the hard disk.

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Quotes

Mary Mapes: How you're doing, Dan?
Dan Rather: I'm stepping down as anchor.
Mary Mapes: When?
Dan Rather: After inauguration.
Mary Mapes: Oh Dan...
Dan Rather: You didn't cause this, Mary.
Mary Mapes: Well, you're a shitty liar, you know that? Why didn't you ask me? Cos God knows everbody else did when the shit hit the fan. Why didn't you?
Dan Rather: Ask you what?
Mary Mapes: Why didn't you ask me if the documents were real?
Dan Rather: Because I know I didn't need to.

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Crazy Credits

William Devane as The voice of Gen. Hodges on the telephone is not listed in the cast.

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Connections

Featured in Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter: Cinematographers (2016)

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Soundtracks

Stand Understood
Written by Raphael Lake
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

Superb in every way--Do Not Miss

This is a terrific movie. Don't listen to people with an agenda who want to steer you away from this story. Excellent in every category. They don't make 'em like this very often any more. Yet of Redford's last 6 features, at least 3 are hard-hitting, honest dramas--this one, plus All Is Lost and Lions for Lambs. I have tremendous respect for his work. Blanchett is one of the best actors working now. Entire supporting cast is first rate, and I want to mention Rachael Blake and Andrew McFarlane as turning in superb work. The only thing that surprised me about the script was that Killian's secretary was left out of the story, and she confirmed that the content of the Killian memos was exactly as she remembered them--she agreed the typeface didn't look authentic to her, but the content was precisely what she typed for Killian. I remember because I saw the original 60 Minutes II broadcasts. Rather is a giant in journalism, and I still watch the CBS Evening News. It's still good, but at one time, CBS News was the finest news-gathering organization in the world.