McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

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.

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)

• Emile de AntonioDirector

Release date

January 1, 1975

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

55m

Genres

History, Documentary

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