Directed by George Clooney Written by George Clooney   Grant Heslov   Cast Jeff Daniels ... Sig Mickelson David Strathairn ... Edward R. Murrow Alex Borstein ... Natalie Rose Abdoo ... Mili Lerner Dianne Reeves ... Jazz Singer Peter Martin ... Pianist Christoph Luty ... Bassist Jeff Hamilton ... Drummer Matt Catingub ... Saxophonist Tate Donovan ... Jesse Zousmer Reed Diamond ... John Aaron Matt Ross ... Eddie Scott Patricia Clarkson ... Shirley Wershba Robert Downey Jr. ... Joe Wershba George Clooney ... Fred Friendly Tom McCarthy ... Palmer Williams Glenn Morshower ... Colonel Anderson Don Creech ... Colonel Jenkins Grant Heslov ... Don Hewitt Robert John Burke ... Charlie Mack Ray Wise ... Don Hollenbeck Robert Knepper ... Don Surine Helen Slayton-Hughes ... Mary Frank Langella ... William Paley Simon Helberg ... CBS Page JD Cullum ... Stage Manager Peter Jacobson ... Jimmy John Kepley ... CBS Lawyer #1 David Paul Christian ... CBS Lawyer #2 Joyce Lasley ... Make-Up Girl Uncredited Cast Bill Blair ... TV Studio Crewman Felix J. Boyle ... Prominant Chicagoan Roy M. Cohn ... Himself (archive footage) Ray Donn ... Reporter Joseph Dowd ... Reporter Dwight D. Eisenhower ... Himself (archive footage) Robert F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage) Liberace ... Himself (archive footage) Bruna Matsin ... Sig Mickelson's Wife Joseph McCarthy ... Himself (archive footage) John L. McClellan ... Himself (archive footage) Katharine Phillips Moser ... Jesse's Wife Milo Radulovich ... Himself (archive footage) Alexana Thomas ... Senator's Wife Rochelle Warner ... Speech Wife Joseph N. Welch ... Himself (archive footage) Produced by Marc Butan   Ben Cosgrove   Mark Cuban   Jennifer Fox   Simon Franks   Samuel Hadida   Victor Hadida   Barbara A. Hall   Grant Heslov   Zygi Kamasa   Kiyotaka Ninomiya   Chris Salvaterra   Jeff Skoll   Steven Soderbergh   Todd Wagner   Original Music by Jim Papoulis

Additional Info Premiere: September 01, 2005 Theatrical Release: October 14, 2005 DVD Release: March 14, 2006 Blu-ray Release: August 01, 2006 Countries: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) (presents) 2929 Productions (presents) Participant (presents) (as Participant Productions) Davis-Films (in association with) (as Davis Films) Redbus Pictures (in association with) Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (in association with) (as Tohokushinsha) Section Eight Metropolitan Talent Agency (uncredited) Distributors Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)   (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (released by) Warner Home Video   (2006) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.4 / 10 Our Rating 7.2 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.2 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,655 / 20,869 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 4 total ratings Site Ranking #1,651 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile (2019) #1,652 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) #1,653 Doctor Dolittle (1998) #1,654 The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) #1,655 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005) #1,656 Dead Silence (2007) #1,657 Jackass: The Movie (2002) #1,658 1883: A Yellowstone Origin Story (2021) #1,659 Hardcore Henry (2015)