Hollywood on Trial (1976)

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1h 45min
Documentary
Nov 1976 (USA)
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The documentary analyzes a dark period in Hollywood's history due to the Red Scare of the 1940's and 1950's, when actors, writers and directors were persecuted and investigated by the House of Un-American Activities Committee after being... See more »

Director:

David Helpern

Writer:

Arnie Reisman

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.
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Cast

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	Walter Bernstein	...	Self - Interviewee
	Alvah Bessie	...	Self - Interviewee
	Lester Cole	...	Self - Interviewee
	Howard Da Silva	...	Self - Interviewee
	Edward Dmytryk	...	Self - Interviewee
	Millard Lampell	...	Self - Interviewee
	Ring Lardner Jr.	...	Self - Interviewee
	Albert Maltz	...	Self - Interviewee
	Ben Margolis	...	Self - Interviewee
	Zero Mostel	...	Self - Interviewee
	Otto Preminger	...	Self - Interviewee
	Ronald Reagan	...	Self - Interviewee
	Martin Ritt	...	Self - Interviewee
	Gale Sondergaard	...	Self - Interviewee
	Leo Townsend	...	Self - Interviewee
	Dalton Trumbo	...	Self - Interviewee
	William Wheeler	...	Self - Interviewee
	John Huston	...	Self - Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Lauren Bacall	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Herbert J. Biberman	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Humphrey Bogart	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Roy M. Brewer Sr.	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	William C. Bullitt	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Winston Churchill	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Roy M. Cohn	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Richard Conte	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Gary Cooper	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Bartley Crum	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Henry Daniell	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Walt Disney	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Francisco Franco	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Will Geer	...	Self
	Jean Hersholt	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Alger Hiss	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	J. Edgar Hoover	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Eric Johnston	...	Self - MPAA (archiveFootage)
	Danny Kaye	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Robert F. Kennedy	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Robert Kenney	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	John Howard Lawson	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Louis B. Mayer	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Joseph McCarthy	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Adolphe Menjou	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Robert Montgomery	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	George Murphy	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Richard Nixon	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Samuel Ornitz	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Larry Parks	...	Self (archiveSound)
	Lela E. Rogers	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Ethel Rosenberg	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Julius Rosenberg	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Morrie Ryskind	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	George Schaefer	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Dore Schary	...	Self
	Adrian Scott	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Joseph Stalin	...	Self (archiveFootage) (as Iosif Stalin)
	Robert Stripling	...	Self - HUAC (archiveFootage)
	Elizabeth Taylor	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Robert Taylor	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	J. Parnell Thomas	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Harry S. Truman	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Jack L. Warner	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	David Helpern	...	Self - Interviewer (uncredited)
	Robert Milicevic	...	Lawyer (uncredited)

Directed by

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David Helpern

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(as David Helpern Jr.)

Written by

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Arnie Reisman

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(writer)

Produced by

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Frank Galvin	...	associate producer
James C. Gutman	...	producer (as James Gutman)
Juergen Hellwig	...	associate producer

Cinematography by

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Barry Abrams

Editing by

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Frank Galvin

Editorial Department

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Bonnie Gangelhoff	...	assistant editor
Suzanne Pettit	...	assistant editor
Carol Stein	...	assistant editor
Stephanie Tepper	...	assistant editor

Production Management

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Max Kalmanowicz

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production manager (as Max Kalmanwicz)

Sound Department

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Richard Bock	...	additional sound
Max Kalmanowicz	...	location sound (as Max Kalmanwicz)
Cabell Smith	...	additional sound
James Townsend	...	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Stefan Czapsky	...	gaffer
Austin De Besche	...	additional photography (as Austin deBesche)
Ed Joyce	...	additional photography
Bill Williams	...	gaffer

Additional Crew

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Stephen R. Friedman	...	presenter
Bonnie Gangelhoff	...	researcher
Leilani Hayes	...	researcher
Bob Kidwell	...	production assistant
Mimi King	...	researcher
Irwin Meyer	...	presenter
Dan Polan	...	production assistant
Carol Stein	...	researcher
Sue Wittenberg	...	researcher

Thanks

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Candace Clemens	...	special thanks
Ellen Geer	...	special thanks
Kate Geer	...	special thanks
Will Geer	...	special thanks
Bill Gitt	...	special thanks
Ruth Kalkstein	...	special thanks
Stefan Kanfer	...	special thanks
Joseph Losey	...	special thanks
Muffy Michaelson	...	special thanks
Buffie Offner	...	special thanks
Deborah Offner	...	special thanks
Nicole Penn-Symons	...	special thanks
Dore Schary	...	special thanks
Nat Segaloff	...	special thanks
Christopher Trumbo	...	special thanks

Production Companies

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Cinema Associates (III)

Distributors

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Lumière
October Films
The Home Cinema Group (1989) (Australia) (video)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	The documentary analyzes a dark period in Hollywood's history due to the Red Scare of the 1940's and 1950's, when actors, writers and directors were persecuted and investigated by the House of Un-American Activities Committee after being considered suspects of committing Anti-American acts by preaching the Communism in their films and television shows. Written by Rodrigo Amaro Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	communism house-un-american-activities-committee mccarthyism blacklisting independent-film See All (5) »
Genres	Documentary
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	United States:Not Rated

Additional Details

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Also Known As	To Hollywood dikazetai (Greece) Hollywood przed sądem (Poland) Το Χόλιγουντ δικάζεται (Greece) See more »
Runtime	105 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White (archive footage)
Aspect Ratio	1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was abolished in 1975. This documentary was made and first released in 1976, as was The Front (1976), a dramatic picture made about the McCarthy-era black-listing. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Trumbo (2007). See more »
Soundtracks	Shanghai Lil See more »

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