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McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

7.0/ 10197555m

HistoryDocumentary

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.

Directed by Emile de Antonio

The cast

Faces behind the story

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Self - Host

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)