The Edward R. Murrow: The McCarthy Years

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Actor: Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Video Group

DVD Reviews of The Edward R. Murrow: The McCarthy Years

DVD Review: McCarthy Years
Summary: 5 Stars

An amazing revue into absolute power corrupting absolutely and one despot taking full advantage of period paranoia.
Documentary can be slow but is still an amazing glimpse into and amazing period of American History and well worth seeing.

DVD Review: murrow/cronkite
Summary: 5 Stars

MCCARTHY WAS A COMPLETE IDIOT , MURROW VERY CAREFULLY PUTS HIM WHERE HE BELONGED OUT OF WORK.

DVD Review: Murrow in the dark days
Summary: 5 Stars

Used it in a college journalism class and it was good for several days' discussion.

DVD Review: Heroic Television
Summary: 5 Stars

When watching the footage of Joe McCarthy contained on this DVD it is hard to believe that this bumbling, uncharismatic and ill informed man was able to cause the misery he did in 1950's America. Ed Murrow had decided to oppose McCarthy by exposing the ridiculous excesses of McCarthyism, firstly by highlighting the plight of a man expelled from the armed forces because of the alleged links to Communism, and later by exposing the flaws in McCarthy's doctrine. 'The McCarthy Years' contains all these programmes in full as well as McCarthy's televised response to Murrow, which he exposed himself as a blustering idiot. McCarthy, despite having weeks to research, manages to hang himself with a string of factual innaccuracies, from not knowing Murrows role at CBS to stating that Lenin's first name was Nikolai!. This is a DVD which anyone interested in the history of American politics and television should see. If only Murrow was still with us to give the same treatment to Ann Coulter!

DVD Review: Above the crowd
Summary: 5 Stars

None of the overrated TV newscasters over the last 40 years can't stand anywere close to Murrow. For the younger generation who may have discovered him trough Cloony's Oscar winnig movie, should get to know Murrow's work through a number of documentaries available from amazon.com.

As far as the previous review, skipping disc is not a reason to reate this movie with one star. That is a customer service issue and has no place on this review board.

Description of The Edward R. Murrow: The McCarthy Years

Legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow is undoubtedly the first hero in the history of American broadcasting, a distinguished reporter who forever set the industry gold standard through his unparalleled courage, integrity and newsgathering excellence. From his electrifying WWII frontline coverage to his once-in-a-lifetime interviews with such prominent 20th century icons as John F. Kennedy, Louis Armstrong and Fidel Castro, Murrow truly understood the spellbinding beauty and power of the spoken word, and television would forever be indebted to his unique contributions. Narrated by former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite, THE McCARTHY YEARS turns back the clock to the Fifties, a time when the country lurched into a murky period of blacklists and witch-hunts for alleged Communists, all led by a young senator named Joseph McCarthy. Revered for his bravery and incorruptibility, Murrow made a controversial series of broadcasts that challenged McCarthy's abuses of power, which--as this gripping program investigates--signaled the emergence of television news as a momentous and highly influential force in American life. DVD Features: Murrow Biography; Timeline of Events; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection

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