Product Details

• Actors: Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: New Video Group
• DVD Release Date: May 31, 2005
• Run Time: 114 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BP86PA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,138 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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MCCARTHY YEARS - DVD Movie

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heroic Television, October 30, 2006

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agmo "agmo" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Edward R. Murrow: The McCarthy Years (DVD)

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!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent footage and interviews. A cautionary tale., June 24, 2010

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This review is from: The Edward R. Murrow: The McCarthy Years (DVD)

Very compelling. Great to watch with adult children; brings home the circumstances existing at the time in a way written material cannot. Combine with Angels in America (re: Roy Cohen) for even more context. Angels in America

11 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Above the crowd, March 24, 2006

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Doc Schreiber (West Coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Edward R. Murrow: The McCarthy Years (DVD)

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.