A Crime to Fit the Punishment - Production & Contact Info

A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982)
46 min | Documentary

Primary photo for A Crime to Fit the Punishment

A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982)

46 min | Documentary

In 1954 during the height of McCarthyism and the Cold War, the controversial labor film "Salt of the Earth" was made despite numerous attempts by the film industry and the US government to prevent its production. "A Crime to Fit the ...See moreIn 1954 during the height of McCarthyism and the Cold War, the controversial labor film "Salt of the Earth" was made despite numerous attempts by the film industry and the US government to prevent its production. "A Crime to Fit the Punishment" explores the background events and political atmosphere that surrounded the film's production and movingly chronicles the filmmakers' defiance of the Hollywood blacklist.Interviews with some of the film's principals ad scenes from Salt of the Earth are combined with news clips and broadcasts from the early 1950's which puts it into an overall political context. Written by Anonymous See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for A Crime to Fit the Punishment.

Cast	+ Add Cast
20 cast members

Name	Known for
Lee Grant Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Herbert J. Biberman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Salt of the Earth (1954)
Sonja Dahl Biberman Self Self See fewer	Salt of the Earth (1954)
Roy M. Brewer Sr. Self (archive footage) (as Roy Brewer) Self (archive footage) (as Roy Brewer) See fewer	The Magical World of Disney (1954)
Esperanza Chacón Self Self See fewer	A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982)
Juan Chacón Self Self See fewer	Salt of the Earth (1954)
Charles Coleman Self Self See fewer	Salt of the Earth (1954)
Will Geer Sheriff (archive footage) Sheriff (archive footage) See fewer	The Waltons (1972)
Paul Jarrico Self Self See fewer	The Girl Most Likely (1957)
Clinton Jencks Self Self See fewer	Salt of the Earth (1954)
Virginia Jencks Self Self See fewer	Salt of the Earth (1954)
Eric Johnston Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Prime Minister Nehru Makes First Visit to Hollywood (1961)
Sol Kaplan Self Self See fewer	Virtuosity (1995)
Adolphe Menjou Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Paths of Glory (1957)
Rosaura Revueltas Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Salt of the Earth (1954)
Jules Schwerin Self - Production Manager Self - Production Manager See fewer	Indian Summer (1960)
Ángela Sánchez Self Self See fewer	Salt of the Earth (1954)
J. Parnell Thomas Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Henrietta Williams Self Self See fewer	Salt of the Earth (1954)
Michael Wilson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Lawrence of Arabia (1962)