Abraham Polonsky
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 - October 26, 1999) was an American film director, Academy-Award-nominated screenwriter, essayist, and novelist blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s, in the midst of the McCarthy era. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abraham Polonsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Himself
Documentary about American filmmaker Abraham Polonsky.
Movie - 1996, 2h 15m • as Self
A documentary that examines the films made by the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist and offers a radically different perspective on a key period in the history of American cinema.
Movie - 1998, 2h 15m • as Self
This film discusses the effect on how major American films in Hollywood were influenced by the Eastern European Jewish culture that most of the major movie moguls who controlled the studios shared. Through clips of various films, the filmmakers illustrate the dominant themes like that of the outsider, the outspoken American patriotism, and rooting for the underdog in society.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as self
A portrait of blacklisted writer-director Abraham Polonsky.