| Hollywood on Trial | |
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| Directed by | David Helpern |
| Written by | Arnie Reisman |
| Produced by | James Gutman David Helpern Jr. |
| Cinematography | Barry Abrams |
| Edited by | Frank Galvin |
| Distributed by | Corinth Films |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hollywood on Trial is a 1976 American documentary film directed by David Helpern.
Synopsis
The film chronicles the 1947 hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee, with a focus on the Hollywood Ten directors, screenwriters and producers cited for contempt of Congress and blacklisted by the movie industry after refusing to answer questions about their alleged involvement with the Communist Party. The documentary is narrated by John Huston and includes archival footage from the hearings and interviews with key participants in the hearings and studio figures affected by those events.
Accolades
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, but lost to Barbara Kopple's Harlan County USA.
Cast
- John Huston - Narrator
- Walter Bernstein - Himself
- Alvah Bessie - Himself
- Lester Cole - Himself
- Gary Cooper - Himself (archive footage)
- Henry Daniell - Himself (archive footage)
- Howard Da Silva - Himself
- Walt Disney - Himself (archive footage)
- Edward Dmytryk - Himself
- Will Geer - Himself
- Millard Lampell - Himself
- Ring Lardner Jr. - Himself
- Albert Maltz - Himself
- Ben Margolis - Himself
- Louis B. Mayer - Himself (archive footage)
- Joseph McCarthy - Himself (archive footage)
- Zero Mostel - Himself
- Otto Preminger - Himself
- Ronald Reagan - Himself
- Martin Ritt - Himself
- Dore Schary - Himself
- Gale Sondergaard - Herself
- Leo Townsend - Himself
- Dalton Trumbo - Himself
References
- Documentary Winners: 1977 Oscars
- MUBI
- Turner Classic Movies
- Emanuel Levy
- "The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- "NY Times: Hollywood on Trial". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- BFI
External links
- Hollywood on Trial at Corinth Films
- Hollywood on Trial at IMDb
- Trailer
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- 1976 films
- 1976 documentary films
- American documentary films
- American black-and-white films
- American independent films
- Documentary films about United States history
- Documentary films about Hollywood, Los Angeles
- Films about the Hollywood blacklist
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s American films
- English-language documentary films