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McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

Emile de Antonio

1975

  • History
  • Documentary
7.0

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 & crew

  • Emile de AntonioDirector
  • Paul NewmanSelf - Host
  • Roy CohnSelf (archive footage)
  • Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
  • Mamie EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
  • Joseph McCarthySelf (archive footage)
  • Ethel RosenbergSelf (archive footage)
  • Julius RosenbergSelf (archive footage)
  • Robert F. KennedySelf (archive footage)

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