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Red Hollywood (1996)
A documentary that examines the films made by the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist and offers a radically different perspective on a key period in the history of American cinema.
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A documentary that examines the films made by the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist and offers a radically different perspective on a key period in the history of American cinema.
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Genre:Documentary, History
Written By:Thom Andersen, Noël Burch
In Theaters:8/16/1996
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Runtime:114 minutes
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Cast
Thom Andersen, Noël Burch
Director
Billy Woodberry
Narrator (voice)
Eric Johnston
Himself - President, Motion Picture Association of America (archive footage)
John Howard Lawson
Himself (archive footage)
Paul Jarrico
Self
Ring Lardner Jr.
Self
Alfred Lewis Levitt
Self
Abraham Polonsky
Self
Ayn Rand
Self (archive footage)
Maya Stepien
Reader: Ayn Rand HUAC testimony (voice)
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