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Article: VOA NEWS: GEORGE CLOONEY FACES OWN CONSCIENCE IN 'MICHAEL CLAYTON'

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October 17, 2007
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Penelope Poulou

A corporate lawyer is torn between loyalty to his corrupt firm and his conscience in the new movie thriller, Michael Clayton. It stars George Clooney as the title character and is directed by Bourne series screenwriter Tom Gilroy in his first film behind the camera. VOA's Penelope Poulou has more.

Michael Clayton is not your ordinary lawyer. He is a specialist - a fixer - at the law firm of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen. His bosses call on him when they need someone to bend the truth or clean up after their clients' unlawful acts.

(Michael Clayton) "There is no play here. There is no angle, there is no champagne room, I'm not a ...

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