McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter (1975)

7.0/10 55 min History Documentary

Overview

Documentary of the U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, who rose to prominence in the early 1950s by trumpeting allegations of a vast conspiracy by alleged Communist agents whom he claimed had infiltrated the U.S. government, media, film industry, labor unions and other organizations.

Cast

Paul Newman

Self - Host

Roy Cohn

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Mamie Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Ethel Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Julius Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

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