Truth (2015 film)
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| Directed by | James Vanderbilt |
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| Written by | James Vanderbilt |
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Truth and Duty by Mary Mapes |
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| Music by | Brian Tyler |
| Cinematography | Mandy Walker |
| Edited by | Richard Francis-Bruce |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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125 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9.6 million |
| Box office | $5.4 million |
Truth is a 2015 American political docudrama film written and directed by James Vanderbilt in his directorial debut. It is based on American journalist and television news producer Mary Mapes' memoir Truth and Duty: The Press, the President and the Privilege of Power. The film focuses on the Killian documents controversy, and the resulting last days of news anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes at CBS News. It stars Cate Blanchett as Mapes and Robert Redford as Rather.
Truth had its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film received a limited release in the United States on October 16, 2015, before being released nationwide on October 30, 2015, by Sony Pictures Classics.
In the months before the US 2004 presidential election, Mary Mapes (producer of the primetime news program 60 Minutes Wednesday) and her crew consisting of Mike Smith (Grace), Lucy Scott (Moss), and Colonel Roger Charles (Quaid) are seeking evidence to verify whether or not George W. Bush received any preferential treatment during his time in the military. Charles, knowing that the military "is good at what they do", believes that there were no mistakes or errors despite some claims that Bush's records were lost; that the records were altered, and that Bush had difficulty meeting minimal physical aptitude testing. Seeking any and all leads, Mapes and her crew eventually find Bill Burkett who tells them that he has hard evidence in the form of memos and letters dictating that Bush did indeed have preferential treatment. Eventually, Mapes writes a story which Dan Rather reports upon in an edition of 60 Minutes.
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