Dan Rather's controversial handling of National Guard story. Digital HD Year 2015 Theatrical Release 2015-10-16 Video Release 2016-02-02 Studio Sony Pictures Classics Genre Drama MPAA Rating R CARA language and a brief nude photo Color Color Runtime 125 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis The film chronicles the story Mapes and Rather uncovered that a sitting US president 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. Director James Vanderbilt Cast James Vanderbilt; Cate Blanchett; Robert Redford; Topher Grace; Elisabeth Moss; Dennis Quaid; Bruce Greenwood; David Lyons; Rachael Blake; John Benjamin Hickey; Martin Sacks