Edward R. Murrow Filmography

Born:
April 25, 1908 in Greensboro, NC
Occupation:
Actor, Producer
  • Edward R. Murrow: The Best of "See it Now"

    Synopsis: Edward R Murrow and his way of reporting news still looms large over the landscape of television journalism. This program presents the best of his lauded television program See It Now, including the famous episode where Murrow took on Joseph McCarthy and called him to task when no one else would. Read More

    1993
  • Edward R. Murrow: The Best of "Person to Person"

    Actors: Edward R. Murrow

    Synopsis: Edward R. Murrow: The Best of 'Person to 'Person is a CBS News documentary that features excerpts from the television broadcasts of journalism legend Edward R. Murrow. Hosted by Connie Chung, the 90-minute program highlights interviews with Marilyn Monroe, President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Read More

    1993
  • This Reporter

    Synopsis: This documentary examines the career of legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow, whose frontline coverage of World War II and courageous confrontation of J. Edgar Hoover during the height of McCarthyism made him a heroic figure in his field. CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt narrates the film as it Read More

    1991
  • Edward R. Murrow: The McCarthy Years

    Synopsis: Edward R. Murrow, in his career as a journalist, set high standards of integrity and truthfulness that even today are difficult to match. Perhaps these qualities were most evident during the Red Scare when a man named Joseph McCarthy waved an alarmist flag and kept a nation petrified. Almost no Read More

    1991
  • 1988
  • Harvest of Shame

    Actors: Edward R. Murrow

    Synopsis: Edward R. Murrow is largely responsible for the cult of personality surrounding modern news anchors, establishing the position through the sheer force of his own personality. Aware of his own status, Murrow often took it upon himself to find and present news he thought important, including this Read More

    1961
  • Sink the Bismarck!

    Actors: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith, Karel Stepanek, Geoffrey Keen

    Synopsis: The Bismarck was the fabled German battleship of World War II. This film traces the "life" of the Bismarck from its launching (courtesy of newsreel footage) through its many battles and narrow escapes, concluding with its far-from-inevitable sinking in the Spring of 1941. Since one couldn't expect Read More

    1960
  • Studio One: The Night America Trembled

    Actors: Edward R. Murrow, Alexander Scourby, Robert E. Blackburn III, Ed Asner, Frank Marth

    Synopsis: The prestigious CBS dramatic anthology Studio One launched its tenth season on the air with this elaborate dramatization of the nationwide panic which ensued after Orson Welles' famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast of October 30, 1938. Welles had chosen to update the H.G. Wells science Read More

    1957
  • Satchmo The Great

    Crew: Producer

    Synopsis: Can there be any question as to the identity of the subject in Satchmo the Great. An expansion of an earlier TV special, this 63-minute documentary was produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly, of See It Now fame. Murrow also narrates this lively filmed record of Louis Armstrong's recent Read More

    1957
  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Actors: David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, Shirley MacLaine, Charles Boyer

    Synopsis: Razzle-dazzle showman Michael Todd hocked everything he had to make this spectacular presentation of Jules Verne's 1872 novel Around the World in 80 Days, the second film to be lensed in the wide-screen Todd-AO production. Nearly as fascinating as the finished product are the many in-production Read More

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  • Person to Person [TV Series]

    Synopsis: Edward R. Murrow's acclaimed interview show ran on CBS from 1953 through 1961. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

    1953
  • 1952
  • Siege of Leningrad

    Synopsis: This 56-minute Russian war documentary utilizes the combined talents of 28 combat cameramen. Rather than concentration on the horror and deprivations experienced by the citizens of Leningrad during their 18-month stand against the invading Nazis, the film emphasizes the collective courage and Read More

    1943
  • Atomic TV, Vol. 1

    Synopsis: In the 1950s and 1960s, the United States (and the world) stood on the brink of nuclear annihilation, but that didn't stop the government and Madison Avenue from promising wonderful new consumer goods -- and dubious tips on how to survive an A-bomb attack. This video presents a compilation of Read More

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