A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982)
• May 1st, 1982 • 0h 46min
Documentary
Overview
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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