Truth, the dramatic film based on the “Rathergate” scandal that rocked CBS News back in 2004, will open in LA and New York on October 16, 2015. Sony Pictures Classics just announced the release date and confirmed Truth will receive a wide expansion following its limited release. The cast is led by Cate Blanchett as journalist/producer Mary Mapes and Robert Redford as CBS news anchor Dan Rather.
Topher Grace, Elisabeth Moss, and Dennis Quaid co-star. James Vanderbuilt makes his feature film directorial debut with the film which is based on Mary Mapes’ book, Truth and Duty. Vanderbuilt adapted Mapes’ book for the screen.
The Plot: “The film chronicles the story Mapes and Rather uncovered that a sitting US president [George W. Bush] may have been AWOL from the United States National Guard for over a year during the Vietnam War. When the story blew up in their face, the ensuing scandal ruined Dan Rather’s career, nearly changed a US Presidential election, and almost took down all of CBS News in the process.”
In January 2005 CBS News announced Senior Vice President Betsy West, 60 Minutes Wednesday Executive Producer Josh Howard, and Howard’s deputy, Senior Broadcast Producer Mary Murphy, were asked to resign. Mapes, the producer of the 60 Minutes Wednesday piece, was fired. The erroneous reporting of George W. Bush’s National Guard service was also responsible for ending Dan Rather’s career.
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