Red Hollywood
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
114 min
Release Date
1996-08-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
6.1
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)
7.6
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6.0
Round About Hollywood
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1931-05-22 | en
6.0
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
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2004-04-05 | en
7.3
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
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2009-11-24 | en
6.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
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1960-01-10 | en
4.4
Montgomery Clift
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1983-01-01 | en
6.9
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
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1993-05-07 | en
7.5
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2016-09-11 | es
6.7
High Noon on the Waterfront
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2022-09-04 | en
6.7
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2015-05-01 | en
10.0
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1982-12-31 | en
5.1
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0.0
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1999-09-03 | en
6.4
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2017-05-13 | fr
0.0
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
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6.8
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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