American Inquisition (movie)
- Production country: US
- Producer: Helen Whitney
- Production companies: ABC News
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 6/23/1983
- Run time: 60 min.
Movie description
An examination of the effect of McCarthyism on two ordinary Americans. Interviews with Paul McCarty and his family describe the loss of his job in a Paducah, Kentucky power plant in 1953 when his loyalty was questioned; he lost job after job for over twenty years. Interview with Luella Mundel, the object of false accusations based on her unconventional views and actions. Interviews with colleagues, friends, and a historian recreate the dramatic trial which devastated Mundel personally.
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