Witness 11
| Witness 11 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sean Mitchell |
| Written by | Sean Mitchell |
| Produced by | Helen Jang Mitchell and Sean Mitchell |
| Starring | Oleg Liptsin Paul Guadarrama |
| Cinematography | Chris Lawing |
| Music by | Larry Groupe |
Production company | Metaphora Studios |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Witness 11 is a 2012 short drama film directed by Sean Mitchell and starring Oleg Liptsin, Paul Guadarrama and Matt Shelton.[1] It is based on the testimony of renowned German poet and playwright, Bertolt Brecht, during the height of the 1940s Red Scare.[2]
The film was shot in 2012 at the Berkeley City Club in Berkeley, California.[3]
Premise
[edit]Called before the House Un-American Activities Committee.[4] (HUAC) during their notorious Hollywood Ten[5] investigation, famed German playwright Bertolt Brecht must choose between betraying himself and his friends, and imprisonment. In the end, Brecht testified that he had never been a member of the Communist Party.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Oleg Liptsin as Bertolt Brecht
- Paul Guadarrama as Robert E. Stripling
- Matt Shelton as Dalton Trumbo
- Tatjana Dzambazova as Helene Brecht
- Dean Enciroli as J. Parnell Thomas
- Philip Estrin as Green
- John Scacco as Rep. Vail
- Steven Mann as Herbert Biberman
- Fritz Zimmerman as Baumgardt
- David Rosenthal as John Howard Lawson
- Bret Grantham as Bartley Crum
- Juliet Hilton as Barbara Brecht
References
[edit]- ^ Sanchez, Don (20 March 2012). "Berkeley filmmaker raising money for short online". ABC 7 News. KGO-TV. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ Davison, Casey (16 July 2015). ""Witness 11" To Be Featured in St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase".
- ^ Taylor, Tracey (20 March 2012). "Film about Bertolt Brecht being shot at Berkeley City Club". Berkeleyside. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ a b Brecht HUAC hearing
- ^ Ceplair, Larry (2011). Anti-Communism in Twentieth Century America: A Critical History. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. p. 77.
External links
[edit]- Witness 11 at IMDb
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