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A Crime to Fit the Punishment

May 1, 1982 · 46m
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Documentary

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This fascinating making-of documentary investigates the controversy and political atmosphere surrounding the production of Salt of the Earth, movingly chronicling the filmmakers' defiance of the blacklist. (BAM) Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

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CAST

Lee Grant
Narrator
Paul Jarrico
Self
Clinton Jencks
Self
Virginia Jencks
Self
Charles Coleman
Self
Henrietta Williams
Self
Michael Wilson
(Voice)
Sonja Dahl Biberman
Self
Directed by Barbara Moss

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Mack Moss Ltd.
Country
US

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