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A personal look at the influential former politician who rose to fame as a driving force behind anti-communist and anti-homosexual U.S. political sentiment during the Cold War.

DirectorVáclav Marhoul
WriterTom O'Connor
ProducersRick McCallum·Tom O'Connor

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Cast · Directed by Václav Marhoul

MSMichael Shannon
Michael Shannon
Joseph McCarthy
ECEmilia Clarke
Emilia Clarke
Jean Kerr
DDDane DeHaan
Dane DeHaan
Roy Cohn
SMScoot McNairy
Scoot McNairy

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