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McCarthy

McCarthy (2020)★ 7.7/10

US · 113 min · January 6, 2020

  • Documentary
  • History
  • Biography

Directed by: Sharon Grimberg

Written by: Sharon Grimberg, David Oshinsky

Chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose anti-communist crusade against alleged infiltration of state institutions and film industry would test the limits of American decency and democracy in the 1950s.

Directed by

Sharon Grimberg

Written by

Sharon GrimbergDavid Oshinsky

Cast & crew

Joseph McCarthySelf - Portrait Subject (archiveFootage)David OshinskySelf - IntervieweeEllen SchreckerSelf - IntervieweeBeverly GageSelf - IntervieweeDonald RitchieSelf - IntervieweeTim NaftaliSelf - IntervieweeThomas DohertySelf - IntervieweeJelani CobbSelf - IntervieweeSam TanenhausSelf - IntervieweeJohn MadiganSelf - Interviewee (archiveFootage)Edward R. MurrowSelf - Interviewee (archiveFootage)Alvin SpivakSelf - IntervieweeLeon KaminSelf - IntervieweeCody SplittSelf - IntervieweeDolly PlesserSelf - IntervieweeDavid LattimoreSelf - Interviewee