Fear on Trial
Film by Lamont Johnson
| Fear on Trial | |
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 Title card | |
| Genre | Drama History |
| Based on | Fear on Trial 1964 book by John Henry Faulk |
| Written by | David W. Rintels |
| Directed by | Lamont Johnson |
| Starring | George C. Scott William Devane |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Alan Landsburg Laurence D. Savadove |
| Producer | Stanley Chase |
| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
| Editor | Tom Rolf |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company | Alan Landsburg Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | October 2, 1975 (1975-10-02) |
Fear on Trial is a 1975 American television film about the blacklisting of 1950s broadcast personality John Henry Faulk, based on Faulk's 1964 memoir of the same title.[1][2][3] It was directed by Lamont Johnson.
Cast
- George C. Scott as Louis Nizer
- William Devane as John Henry Faulk
- Dorothy Tristan as Laura Faulk (based on Lynn Faulk: the opening credits note "The character of Mrs. John Henry Faulk has been fictionalized for dramatic purposes.")
- William Redfield as Stan Hopp
- Milt Kogan as Herb Steinmann
- Allan Miller as Gerry Dickler
- Ben Piazza as Harry
- John Harkins as Vincent Hartnett
- John McMartin as Tom Murray
- Lois Nettleton as Nan Claybourne (based on Kim Hunter)
- John Houseman as Mike Collins
- Judd Hirsch as Saul
- Bruce Geller as Judge Abraham Geller (Bruce Geller's father and the actual trial judge)
- Mark Goodson as Himself (Goodson was a real witness for Faulk's side in the trial)
References
- ^ George C. Scott Changes His Mind. Haber, Joyce. Los Angeles Times. March 10, 1975: e8.
- ^ Expiating the Injustice to John Henry Faulk: Expiating the Injustice to Faulk. Warga, Wayne. Los Angeles Times. May 25, 1975: q1.
- ^ Article 11 [No Title] Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1975: t4.
External links
- Fear on Trial at IMDb
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Films directed by Lamont Johnson
- A Covenant with Death (1967)
- Kona Coast (1968)
- Call to Danger (1968)
- European Eye (1968)
- My Sweet Charlie (1970)
- The McKenzie Break (1970)
- A Gunfight (1971)
- The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)
- You'll Like My Mother (1972)
- That Certain Summer (1972)
- The Last American Hero (1973)
- Visit to a Chief's Son (1974)
- The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
- Fear on Trial (1975)
- Lipstick (1976)
- One on One (1977)
- Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
- Paul's Case (1980)
- Off the Minnesota Strip (1980)
- Crisis at Central High (1981)
- Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)
- Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper (1981)
- Dangerous Company (1982)
- Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (1982)
- Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
- Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)
- Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
- Unnatural Causes (1986)
- Lincoln (1988)
- The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990)
- Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (1990)
- Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992)
- The Broken Chain (1993)
- The Man Next Door (1996)
- All the Winters That Have Been (1997)
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