Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists (1983)

  • NR
  • 10/04/1983 (US)
  • History, Documentary
  • 1h 40m

They were a special breed of American outlaw... and their story has never been told.

Overview

A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.

Jim Klein

Director

Julia Reichert

Director

Cast

Oscar Hunter's headshot

Oscar Hunter

Himself - Printer
Rose Podmaka's headshot

Rose Podmaka

Herself - Steel Mill Worker
Sylvia Woods's headshot

Sylvia Woods

Herself - Auto Worker
Howard 'Stretch' Johnson's headshot

Howard 'Stretch' Johnson

Himself - College Professor
Bill Bailey's headshot

Bill Bailey

Himself - Seaman and Longshoreman
Edna Whitehouse's headshot

Edna Whitehouse

Self - Legal Secretary
Ruth Maguire's headshot

Ruth Maguire

Self - Program Administrator
Stanley Postek's headshot

Stanley Postek

Self - Seaman

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