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Fear on Trial
The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was behind the blacklisting, and the resultant trial, and Faulk's victory, helped to put an end to the blacklisting period.
| Release : | 1975 |
| Rating : | 7.3 |
| Studio : | CBS Studios, Alan Landsburg Productions, |
| Crew : | Art Direction, Director of Photography, |
| Cast : | George C. Scott William Devane John Houseman Judd Hirsch Lois Nettleton |
| Genre : | Drama TV Movie |
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Best movie of this year hands down!
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
The movie really just wants to entertain people.
Are doomed to repeat it.This movie should be available right now on DVD and Video as anyone who has heard a sample of the propaganda tactics of Senator Joe McCarthy should feel a fearful chill of recognition when listening the post 911 rhetoric of George W Bush and his cronies, some of which continues to this day.A must-show for any high school civics class, the only thing more powerful then seeing this film is reading the extremely well written biography it was adapted from. It gives a portrait of the uniquely American horror of McCarthyism that will stay in your mind the rest of your life.
"Fear on Trial" is the story of John Henry Faulk (William Devane), a rising personality on CBS in the 1950's, who is suddenly deprived of his livelihood after being accused of Communist sympathies and blacklisted.Unlike others in this situation, he secures the services of a prominent attorney, Louis Nizer (George C. Scott), and sues his accusers for libel, winning a generous settlement in a landmark trial, ending the climate of fear begun under McCarthyism.A great film that should be on home video, a reminder of how precious and vulnerable our freedoms are.
