Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

The read

It runs a compact 48m.

Synopsis

This documentary was broadcast on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel to kick off the presentation of films related to TCM's theme of the month for September 2001. Actors Lee Grant and Paul Mazursky, producer Roger Corman, director John Carpenter, film critic Molly Haskell, and journalist Peter Biskind discuss the issues involved in six films of the 1950s. Topics include teenage loneliness, youth rebellion, changing gender roles, and the beginning of the sexual revolution.

Ratings

Key crew

• Charlie CoatesDirector

Cast

• Lee GrantSelf
• Roger CormanSelf
• Paul MazurskySelf
• John CarpenterSelf
• Peter BiskindSelf
• Molly HaskellSelf