Movie: Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

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Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster

Self - Host, Narrator

Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn Keyes

Self

Jane Wyatt
Jane Wyatt

Self

Sylvia Jarrico
Sylvia Jarrico

Self

Nikola Trumbo
Nikola Trumbo

Self

Sadie Ornitz
Sadie Ornitz

Self

Zelma Wilson
Zelma Wilson

Self

Becca Wilson
Becca Wilson

Self

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    Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1987-10-21

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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    English
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