Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (1987)

  • NR
  • 10/21/1987 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h

Overview

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.

Judy Chaikin

Director, Writer

Eve Goldberg

Writer

Cast

Burt Lancaster's headshot

Burt Lancaster

Self - Host, Narrator
Evelyn Keyes's headshot

Evelyn Keyes

Self
Jane Wyatt's headshot

Jane Wyatt

Self
Sylvia Jarrico's headshot

Sylvia Jarrico

Self
Nikola Trumbo's headshot

Nikola Trumbo

Self
Sadie Ornitz's headshot

Sadie Ornitz

Self
Zelma Wilson's headshot

Zelma Wilson

Self
Becca Wilson's headshot

Becca Wilson

Self

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