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1983 History Documentary 1h 40m

Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

"They were a special breed of American outlaw... and their story has never been told."

A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.

6.3 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Oscar Hunter

Himself - Printer

Rose Podmaka

Herself - Steel Mill Worker

Sylvia Woods

Herself - Auto Worker

Howard 'Stretch' Johnson

Himself - College Professor

Bill Bailey

Himself - Seaman and Longshoreman

Edna Whitehouse

Self - Legal Secretary

Ruth Maguire

Self - Program Administrator

Stanley Postek

Self - Seaman

Dorothy Ray Healey

Self - Party Leader (as Dorothy Healey)

Carl Hirsch

Self - Writer

Pete Seeger

Self - Folksinger

Marge Frantz

Self - Southern Activist

Rose Kryzak

Self - Actuarial Clerk

Al Prago

Self - Labor Educator

Muriel Eldridge

Self - Secretary

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