Hollywood on Trial

Hollywood on Trial is a 1976 American documentary film directed by David Helpern. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[1][2]

Hollywood on Trial
Directed byDavid Helpern
Produced byFrank Galvin
James C. Gutman
Juergen Hellwig
Written byArnie Reisman
CinematographyBarry Abrams
Edited byFrank Galvin
Distributed byCorinth Films
Release date
  • November 1976 (1976-11)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

Turner Classic Movies aired the documentary on November 6, 2017, as part of its TCM Spotlight on the Hollywood blacklist.[3]

Cast

References
  1. "The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  2. "NY Times: Hollywood on Trial". NY Times. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
  3. http://www.tcm.turner.com/this-month/article.html?isPreview=&id=1365242
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