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McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

1975•55m•6.0/10
HistoryDocumentary

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6.0/10(1)

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.

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EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Self - Host

Roy Cohn

Roy Cohn

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Mamie Eisenhower

Mamie Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Ethel Rosenberg

Ethel Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Julius Rosenberg

Julius Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

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