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The true story of Herbert Biberman, one of the
directors who was blacklisted and jailed for his
leftist sympathies during the McCarthy era. Although
expelled from the Directors Guild and harassed
by the FBI, Biberman went on to make Salt of the
Earth (1954), an independent, neorealist film
about striking miners in New Mexico which was
initially banned in the USA by an Act of Congress.
Now, however, it is regarded as one of the most
important political films ever made. Biberman
was married to actress Gale Sondergaard (played
by firebrand Greta Scacchi) whose Oscar-winning
career was cut short by his unflinching idealism.
Director Karl Francis shifts skilfully between
scenes of glamour and oppression, sticking close
to this compelling history.
The story of its creation and lack of distribution
is as interesting as the film itself and, subject
to availability, Karl Francis will take part in
a Q & A session after the screening.
Programme
Notes
The
notes for this film are available here
| Also
see... |
| 15th
February at 6.15 pm (Theatre by the Lake) |
| Free
Talk by Neil Sinyard |
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RED
MENACE
Reflections on the Hollywood blacklist during
the era of HUAC and McCarthy
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| Neil
discusses ‘The Hollywood Ten’ and his encounters
with Mankiewicz and Zinnemann as they described
to him the famous Screen Directors Guild Meeting
of 1950. A fascinating insight into the purges
of ‘progressives’ in Hollywood. Talk ends
at 7.15 |
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Karl Francis will also be participating in The
Filmmakers' Interview
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Director
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Karl
Francis
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Writers
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Karl
Francis
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Cast
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Jeff
Goldblum
Greta Scacchi
John Sessions
Peter Bowles
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Cert |
NC |
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Length |
1
hour 49 mins |
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Country |
UK/Spain
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