One of the Hollywood Ten ( Punto de mira ) ( One of the Hollywood 10 )

One of the Hollywood Ten (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Punto de mira
Alternate Title: One of the Hollywood 10
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Surround )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
105 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Documentary
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Karl Francis

Written By:
Karl Francis

Actors:
Jeff Goldblum ..... Herbert Biberman
Greta Scacchi ..... Gale Sondergaard
Ángela Molina ..... Rosaura Revueltas
Christopher Fulford ..... Riffkind
Antonio Valero ..... Juan Chacón
John Sessions ..... Paul Jarrico
Geraint Wyn Davies ..... Michael Wilson
Sean Chapman ..... Edward Dmytryk
Peter Bowles ..... Jack Warner
Jorge de Juan ..... Floyd
Teresa José Berganza ..... Henrietta Williams
Jorge Bosch ..... Joe Morales
Daisy White ..... Sonya
Luke Harrison Mendez ..... Dan
Trinidad Serrano ..... Joan

Synopsis:

The troubled career of blacklisted director Herbert Biberman, who endured a considerable struggle to make the 1954 pro-Labor film Salt of the Earth, provides the centerpiece for this historical drama. The film opens at the 1937 Academy Awards, where Biberman's wife, Gale Sondergaard (Greta Scacchi), wins the first ever "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar. Although the anti-Fascist sentiment in her acceptance speech gets her labeled a "commie" by some observers, she and Biberman (played here by Jeff Goldblum) are placed under contract at Warner Bros. Ten years later, with Cold War paranoia growing, a group of predominantly Jewish Hollywood directors -- Biberman, Sondergaard, Danny Kaye, and Dalton Trumbo among them -- are labeled Communists and questioned before Congress. Refusing to name names, Biberman is thrown in prison for six months; his wife's similar refusal to testify severely threatened her career as well. After his release from prison, Biberman, no longer able to work in Hollywood, strikes out on his own with other blacklistees, producer Paul Jarrico (John Sessions) and writer Michael Wilson (Geraint Wyn Davies), to make Salt of the Earth. Biberman's production is far from easy, however, as it comes under attack from both the FBI and redneck vigilantes.

Thriller. Based on the real life struggle of the controversial film director Herbert Biberman who together with his wife Gale Sondergaard refused to name names and stood by their communist beliefs in the face of the McCarthy led blacklist. Biberman was cited for contempt of Congress and sentenced to prison in Arkansas. On his release, he was unable to be re-instated to the Director's Guild of America (an institution he helped to co-found) and he resolved to strike back by making a film The SALT OF THE EARTH.

True story of blacklisted Hollywood director Herbert J. Biberman, who was jailed during the McCarthy era for refusing to answer Congressional questions. After Biberman served his six-month prison sentence, he went on to direct the historic docudrama "Salt of the Earth" (USA/1956), about striking New Mexican miners.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 29 November, 2010.

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