Hollywood on Trial

Hollywood on Trial is an American documentary from the year 1976.

Action

The film highlights the impact of McCarthyism on the film and show industry. Interviews with victims, who were summoned to appear before the Committee on Un-American Activities, the results of the surveys show. Particular attention shall submit the film to the Hollywood Ten, ten actors, playwrights and directors who had refused to testify before the committee and were sentenced to prison terms.

Awards

At the International Film Festival Mannheim -Heidelberg David Helpern awarded in 1976 with the International Film Award.

1977, the film for the Oscar in the category was nominated for Best Documentary.

Background

The premiere took place at the International Film Festival in Cannes on May 24, 1976.

Were interviewed Walter Bernstein, Alvah Bessie, Lester Cole, Howard Da Silva, Edward Dmytryk, Will Geer, Millard Lampell, Ring Lardner Jr., Albert Maltz, Ben Margolis, Zero Mostel, Otto Preminger, Ronald Reagan, Martin Ritt, Dore Schary, Gale Sondergaard, Leo Townsend and Dalton Trumbo.

Added to archive recordings with Roy M. Cohn, Gary Cooper, Henry Daniell, Walt Disney, Louis B. Mayer and Adolphe Menjou. Even Senator Joseph McCarthy and the later U.S. President Richard Nixon to speak.