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McCarthy (2020)

ALL 01/06/2020 (en) Documentary, History 120 Min
  • Release
    01/06/2020
  • Production
    PBS American Experience, GBH
  • Rotten tomato
    80%
  • Original title
    McCarthy
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Power Feeds on Fear

Overview

"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.”

  1. Sharon Grimberg

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Jon Neuburger

    Editor



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McCarthy (2020) 120 Min

ALL 01/06/2020 (en)
Documentary, History
  • Release 01/06/2020
  • Production
    PBS American Experience, GBH
  • Original title McCarthy
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Power Feeds on Fear

Overview

"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.”

  1. Sharon Grimberg

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Jon Neuburger

    Editor

  4. Sharon Grimberg, Melissa Martin Pollard, Jen Hickey

    Producer



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