American Inquisition (1983)
1h
Running Time
June 23, 1983Release Date
American Inquisition (1983)
1h
Running Time
June 23, 1983Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
An examination of the effect of McCarthyism on two ordinary Americans. Interviews with Paul McCarty and his family describe the loss of his job in a Paducah, Kentucky power plant in 1953 when his loyalty was questioned; he lost job after job for over twenty years. Interview with Luella Mundel, the object of false accusations based on her unconventional views and actions. Interviews with colleagues, friends, and a historian recreate the dramatic trial which devastated Mundel personally.
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Cast & Crew.
Marshall Frady
Self - Narrator
Helen Whitney
Director
Brian Heller
Aerial Camera
Kenneth Werner
Editor
Ted Haimes
Cinematographer
James A. Phox
Sound
Details.
This Movie Is About.
politics
mccarthyism