One of the Hollywood Ten (2000)

Directed by

Karl Francis

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom, Spain

Runtime

1h 49m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This biographical drama follows screenwriter and director Herbert Biberman after he is blacklisted for being a communist. It shows him struggling to make his film Salt of the Earth without studio support.

earnestsomberfocuseddeliberateunderstatedpoliticalhistorical

What happens

One of the Hollywood Ten (Spanish: Punto de mira) is a 2000 Spanish-British bio-picture. The film was written and directed by Karl Francis. The drama focuses on screenwriter/director Herbert Biberman and his efforts to make what would become the historic political film, Salt of the Earth in 1954, produced without studio backing after he was blacklisted for belonging to the American Communist Party. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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