The People vs. Paul Crump (1962)
1h
Running Time
May 1, 1962Release Date
The People vs. Paul Crump (1962)
1h
Running Time
May 1, 1962Release Date
Plot.
An impassioned plea for the release of a young man sentenced to die in an Illinois prison.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Paul Crump
Himself
John Justin Smith
The Reporter
Lonie Crump
Herself
Brooks Johnson
Paul, Age 22
William Friedkin
Director / Producer
Bill Butler
Director of Photography
Glenn McGowean
Editor
August H. May
Sound
Jim Wagner
Lighting Technician
Stan Lazan
Assistant Camera
Marty Rubenstein
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Details.
Wiki.
The People vs. Paul Crump is a 1962 documentary about the prisoner Paul Crump who was on death row for robbery and murder.The film was made for Chicago television and was highly praised and crucial to the career of its director William Friedkin, helping him get an agent and jobs making documentaries for David Wolper, and then an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. The film won the Golden Gate Award Winner for Film as Communication at the 1962 San Francisco International Film Festival.A digitally restored version of the film was released by Facets in May 2014.