Documentary · United States of America · 1987 · 1h 0m

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

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Director
Judy Chaikin
Cast
Burt Lancaster as Self - Host, Narrator Evelyn Keyes as Self Jane Wyatt as Self Sylvia Jarrico as Self Nikola Trumbo as Self Sadie Ornitz as Self
Crew
Cathy Zheutlin — Director of Photography Alan Barker — Director of Photography Kristin R. Glover — Director of Photography Eve Goldberg — Editor Eve Goldberg — Writer Judy Chaikin — Writer
Synopsis

This one-hour film, narrated by Actor BURT LANCASTER, explores the lingering effects of The Hollywood Blacklist, which occurred in the late forties and early fifties as part of the Anti-Communist witch-hunts that terrorized the nation. This film is seen through the eyes of the wives and children of the now deceased Hollywood figures whose careers were destroyed when studio bosses, along with guild and union officials capitulated to the demands of the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Mood & Themes
anti-communismhollywoodcommunismusa historyradical politics1950sgovernment witch hunt
Key Collaborators
Judy Chaikin Director Cathy Zheutlin Director of Photography Alan Barker Director of Photography Kristin R. Glover Director of Photography Eve Goldberg Editor Eve Goldberg Writer Judy Chaikin Writer Judy Chaikin Producer
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