Compelling Academy Award-nominated documentary providing an oral history account of the American Communist Party from the Great Depression, through McCarthyist demonisation of the 50s, to the early 80s. Employing a wealth of archival material culled from over 400 interview sessions with former and current party members, the film provides a vernacular account of the American Left. Includes footage of speeches made by Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey and Joseph McCarthy set the context for the film. The film provides a fascinating vernacular account of the American Left.
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ACMI Identifier
323863
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Cold War
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Depressions - 1929 - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political persecution
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Soviet Union - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government
Feature films → Feature films - United States
History → Depressions - 1929 - United States
History → Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
History → Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
History → United States - History
People → Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
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Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)