Seeing Red (1983)

Directors:

Jim Klein, Julia Reichert

Stars:

Oscar Hunter, Rose Podmaka, Sylvia Woods

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Oscar Hunter	...	Himself - Printer
Rose Podmaka	...	Herself - Steel Mill Worker
Sylvia Woods	...	Herself - Auto Worker
Howard 'Stretch' Johnson	...	Himself - College Professor
Bill Bailey	...	Himself - Seaman and Longshoreman
Edna Whitehouse	...	Herself - Legal Secretary
Ruth Maguire	...	Herself - Program Administrator
Stanley Postek	...	Himself - Seaman
Dorothy Ray Healey	...	Herself - Party Leader (as Dorothy Healey)
Carl Hirsch	...	Himself - Writer
Pete Seeger	...	Himself - Folksinger
Marge Frantz	...	Herself - Southern Activist
Rose Kryzak	...	Herself - Actuarial Clerk
Al Prago	...	Himself - Labor Educator
Muriel Eldridge	...	Herself - Secretary

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

richard nixon | anti fascism | blacklist | 1930s | rights | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

User Reviews

Brave, intelligent, integral and important part of U.S. history

Julia and Jim have done a great historical and artistic service towards helping round out the larger story of the American political heart. This is so important for all generations to witness and learn from. The sordid fear-mongering that passes for "saving" America from all sorts of changes that threaten those in false and temporary power is indeed the shadow side of our history. This film cuts through that fog to show an important aspect of our grassroots seeking for justice, better ways of self government, working to learn from history and from those who thought and think deeply outside the lines, and does so in a very human way. So that both the ignorant and the educated, those who lived the times and those who came later, can integrate with perspective a very scary time and understand more about the tendency to follow the crowd. A fine film to show in history, government, etc. classes, starting in early high school. Should be available in every library.