McCarthy

About McCarthy

"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.

McCarthy is a 2020 documentary history film directed by Sharon Grimberg. Joseph McCarthy appears as Self - (archive footage), Donald Ritchie as Self, Beverly Gage as Self, and Tim Naftali as Self.

At 120 minutes long, it arrived in January 2020. Written by Sharon Grimberg.

Members will find cold war, social documentary, USA politics, and documentary portrait in it. American members can watch it on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel.

Oppenheimer, North by Northwest, and Vice make useful companions to McCarthy, all filed under biography.