A Crime to Fit the Punishment

A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982)

May 1st, 19820h 46min

Documentary
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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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