Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 21, 1987

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

65%

Original Title

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

Production Companies

One Step Productions

Director

Judy Chaikin

Description

This one-hour film, narrated by Actor BURT LANCASTER, explores the lingering effects of The Hollywood Blacklist, which occurred in the late forties and early fifties as part of the Anti-Communist witch-hunts that terrorized the nation. This film is seen through the eyes of the wives and children of the now deceased Hollywood figures whose careers were destroyed when studio bosses, along with guild and union officials capitulated to the demands of the House Un-American Activities Committee.