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McCarthy

Power Feeds on Fear

06 Jan 2020
  • United States of America
120 mins
8
3 votes
  • Documentary
  • History
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"McCarthy" chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator who came to power after a stunning victory in an election no one thought he could win. Once in office, he declared that there was a vast conspiracy threatening America — emanating not from a rival superpower, but from within. Free of restraint or oversight, he conducted a crusade against those he accused of being enemies of the state, a chilling campaign marked by groundless accusations, bullying intimidation, grandiose showmanship and cruel victimization. With lawyer Roy Cohn at his side, he belittled critics, spinning a web of lies and distortions while spreading fear and confusion. After years in the headlines, he was brought down by his own excesses and overreach. But his name lives on linked to the modern-day witch hunt we call “McCarthyism.”
  • Joseph McCarthy

    as Self - (archive footage)
  • Donald Ritchie

    as Self
  • Beverly Gage

    as Self
  • Tim Naftali

    as Self
  • Jelani Cobb

    as Self
  • Sam Tanenhaus

    as Self
  • John Madigan

    as Self
  • Edward R. Murrow

    as Self - (archive footage)
  • Alvin Spivak

    as Self
  • Leon Kamin

    as Self
  • David Lattimore

    as Self
  • Dolly Plesser

    as Self

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