Synopsis
A documentary that examines the films made by the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist and offers a radically different perspective on a key period in the history of American cinema.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Thom AndersenDirector
- Thom AndersenWriter
- Noël BurchDirector
- Noël BurchWriter
Cast
- Billy WoodberryNarrator (voice)
- Eric JohnstonHimself - President, Motion Picture Association of America (archive footage)
- John Howard LawsonHimself (archive footage)
- Paul JarricoSelf
- Ring Lardner Jr.Self
- Alfred Lewis LevittSelf
- Abraham PolonskySelf
- Ayn RandSelf (archive footage)
- Maya StepienReader: Ayn Rand HUAC testimony (voice)
Stills
Themes
hollywoodcommunist party usablacklist