
McCarthy
2020 · Movie · 113 min · ★ 8.0
Chronicle the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin Senator who would test the limits of American decency and democracy.
Also known as American Experience: McCarthy
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Streaming on PBS Documentaries.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-01-06
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 113 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (3 votes)
Themes
- cold war
- biography
- mccarthy era
- anti-communism
- social documentary
- government regulation
- joseph mccarthy
- usa politics
- cold war propaganda
- cold war era
- american politician
- documentary portrait
Cast & crew

Joseph McCarthy
as Self - (archive footage)
- DR
Donald Ritchie
as Self
- BG
Beverly Gage
as Self
- TN
Tim Naftali
as Self

Jelani Cobb
as Self
- ST
Sam Tanenhaus
as Self
- JM
John Madigan
as Self

Edward R. Murrow
as Self - (archive footage)
- AS
Alvin Spivak
as Self
- LK
Leon Kamin
as Self
Directed by Sharon Grimberg