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A Crime to Fit the Punishment
A Crime to Fit the Punishment
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A Crime to Fit the Punishment

1982
46m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1982

Runtime

46m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
46m
May 1, 1982
Director
Barbara Moss
Stephen Mack
Production
Mack Moss Ltd.
Mack Moss Ltd.

Top Cast

12 Cast Members

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Narrator

Paul Jarrico

Self

Clinton Jencks

Self

Virginia Jencks

Self

Charles Coleman

Self

Henrietta Williams

Self

Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

(Voice)

Sonja Dahl Biberman

Self

Juan Chacón

Juan Chacón

Self

Jules Schwerin

Self

Ángela Sánchez

Self

Sol Kaplan

Self

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