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195015 minPG-13documentary

6.8/ 10(11 ratings)• TMDB

The Hollywood Ten

195015 minPG-13documentary

6.8/ 10(11 ratings)• TMDB

Ten screenwriters and directors were sentenced to one year in prison for contempt of court after defying the House Un-American Activities Committee during the red scare.

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Ten screenwriters and directors were sentenced to one year in prison for contempt of court after defying the House Un-American Activities Committee during the red scare.

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In 1950, the House Un-American Activities Committee summoned a group of screenwriters and directors known as The Hollywood Ten. They faced contempt of court charges after refusing to answer questions about their political beliefs. Their defiance led to one-year prison sentences. This documentary presents their accounts of the events during the Red Scare. It captures their struggle to assert their rights as citizens in a time of intense scrutiny and fear.

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