The Port Chicago Mutiny
Brief Synopsis
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Examines the biggest home front disaster of World War II - the explosion of the Port Chicago ammunition depot near San Francisco, on July 17, 1944. Of the 300 men killed, 202 were black - a staggering 15 percent of the war's black casualties. Traumatized by the explosion and its aftermath, 50 ammuni
Cast & Crew
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Arthur Kent
Narrator
Brett Alexander
Producer
Christopher Andaya
Rights & Clearances
Michael Barry
Sound
Mike Barry
Camera
Alastair Bates
Field Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
History Undercover (02/07/99), Port Chicago Mutiny
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Examines the biggest home front disaster of World War II - the explosion of the Port Chicago ammunition depot near San Francisco, on July 17, 1944. Of the 300 men killed, 202 were black - a staggering 15 percent of the war's black casualties. Traumatized by the explosion and its aftermath, 50 ammunitions loaders - all of whom were black - refused to return to work considered too dangerous for white sailors. They were court-martialed and convicted of mutiny and imprisoned until the end of the war. Their plight outraged blacks and white liberals, including a young NAACP lawyer named Thurgood Marshall who led an unsuccessful campaign to get their conviction overturned.
Cast
Arthur Kent
Narrator
Crew
Brett Alexander
Producer
Christopher Andaya
Rights & Clearances
Michael Barry
Sound
Mike Barry
Camera
Alastair Bates
Field Producer
David Baumgartner
Camera
David Baumgartner
Sound
Clark R Bavin Jr
Researcher
Elliot L Bernstein
Field Producer
Howard Brenner
Production Manager
Ray Bribiesca
Camera
Ray Bribiesca
Sound
Wei Ling Chang
Assistant Producer
Hilary Dann
Archival Footage
David Dellaria
Camera
David Dellaria
Sound
Larry Desgaines
Camera
Larry Desgaines
Sound
Barbara A Gordon
Editor
Michael Kimball
Sound
Michael Kimball
Camera
Jan Legnitto
Producer
Norman M Lloyd
Camera
Norman M Lloyd
Sound
Michael Maceluch
Sound
Michael Maceluch
Camera
Geri Pepiernick
Graphic Artist
Anthony R Potter
Executive Producer
Steven Roca
Researcher
Jill Ross
Associate Producer
Yvonne Shaw
Unit Manager
Martha Smith
Camera
Martha Smith
Sound
Steven R Smith
Sound
Steven H Smith
Camera
Frank Tonhazy
Sound
Frank Tonhazy
Camera
Chris Weicher
Field Producer
Susan Werbe
Executive Producer
Mark Wilson
Camera
Mark Wilson
Sound
Henry Zinman
Sound
Henry Zinman
Camera
Film Details
Also Known As
History Undercover (02/07/99), Port Chicago Mutiny
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
