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Netflix Acquires ‘Rather,’ the Frank Marshall-Directed Documentary About the Career of TV News Icon Dan Rather (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix has acquired "Rather," Frank Marshall's documentary about veteran journalist Dan Rather, which premieres April 24.
The film, which premieres April 24 on the streamer, utilizes the story of of Rather’s life on television to also explore the evolution of broadcast journalism, the troubles a free press now faces, along with the slide of American society from hard-fought advances in social justice and democratic freedoms. It features longer cuts and outtakes of clips such as Rather on the ground in Dallas moments after President Kennedy is assassinated; getting roughed up during the 1968 Democratic National Convention; making it into China as the only anchor in Tiananmen Square before the crackdown on protesters. There’s also early footage of Rather in the deep South, covering the Civil Rights Movement under constant danger, as well as the dramatic Vietnam War images of Rather dodging bullets while crouching and reporting in the middle of a gunfight.
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