Seeing Red


1h 40m 1984

Brief Synopsis

A documentary about the American Communist Party movement in the 1930s.

Film Details

Also Known As
Stories of American Communists
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1984

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

A documentary about the American Communist Party movement in the 1930s.

Crew

Trudy Bagdon

Research Assistant

John Baker

Archival Footage

Lester Balog

Other

Barbara Bick

Assistant

Anne Bohlen

Researcher

Madeline Breslin

Assistant

Dr. David Brody

Technical Advisor

Jocelyn Coblenz

Camera Assistant

Harold Cruse

Technical Advisor

Cathy Dorsey

Camera Assistant

Martin Duckworth

Cinematographer

David K Dunaway

Music

Dorothy Edelman

Producer

Jack Edelman

Producer

Aaron Ezekiel

Production Manager

Aaron Ezekiel

Associate Producer

Tom Feierabend

Assistant Editor

Mickey Flacks

Assistant

Richard Flacks

Assistant

Tom Fleischman

Sound

Deborah Franco

Assistant

Marge Frantz

Assistant

Virginia Frantz

Assistant

Jim Garland

Song

Andrew Garrison

Camera Assistant

Dr. James Gilbert

Technical Advisor

Jill Godmilow

Creative Consultant

Max Gordon

Technical Advisor

Vivian Gornick

Technical Advisor

Ben Gray

Assistant

Jeanette Gray

Assistant

Lorraine Gray

Researcher

Gil Green

Technical Advisor

John Haptas

Assistant

Dorothy Healey

Assistant

Dorothy Healey

Other

Tony Heriza

Researcher

Tony Heriza

Assistant Editor

Pat Hewitt

Assistant

Ellen Hinchcliffe

Assistant

Kathy Hinchcliffe

Assistant

Judy Hoffman

Camera Assistant

Langston Hughes

Other

Dr. Maurice Isserman

Technical Advisor

Hazekiah Jenkins

Song Performer

Hazekiah Jenkins

Song

Bruce Kaiper

Technical Advisor

Bernadine Klein

Assistant

James Klein

Sound Mixer

James Klein

Producer

Jerry Klein

Assistant

Caroline Kulog

Assistant

Tom Kulog

Assistant

Peter Kuttner

Camera Assistant

Dr. Walter Lafeber

Technical Advisor

Dr. Ann Lane

Technical Advisor

Terry Lawler

Assistant

Stephen Lighthill

Cinematographer

Susan Martin

Creative Consultant

Elli Meeropol

Assistant

Robbie Meeropol

Assistant

Joan Morris

Sound Editor

Dolores Neuman

Researcher

Leo Nitzberg

Other

Martha Olson

Production Manager

Martha Olson

Researcher

Stanley Postek

Other

Andrea Primdahl

Production Manager

Gordon Quinn

Photography

Judy Rabinovitz

Camera Assistant

Judy Rabinovitz

Research Assistant

Pierce Rafferty

Researcher

Lorna Rasmussen

Assistant Editor

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Song Performer

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Song

Dorothy Reichert

Assistant

Julia Reichert

Producer

Julia Reichert

Researcher

Lisa Rinzler

Assistant Camera Operator

Kris Samuelson

Assistant

Victor Sanchez

Research Assistant

Ellen Schneider

Assistant Editor

Nancy Schreiber

Photography

Pete Seeger

Song

Pete Seeger

Assistant

Toshi Seeger

Assistant

Leo Seltzer

Archival Footage

Leo Seltzer

Other

Deborah Shaffer

Creative Consultant

Sam Sills

Research Assistant

Sandi Sissel

Cinematographer

Vicky Starr

Assistant

Vicky Starr

Technical Advisor

Bob Steck

Other

Tom Sullens

Camera Assistant

Dr. Warren Susman

Technical Advisor

Katherine Tremaine

Producer

Barbara Tuss

Assistant

Rudy Vallee

Song Performer

Robert Walker

Assistant Editor

James Weinstein

Technical Advisor

Marc N Weiss

Assistant

Donna Wilkinson

Assistant

Frank Wilkinson

Technical Advisor

Irwin Young

Assistant

Film Details

Also Known As
Stories of American Communists
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1984

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States March 1984

Released in United States October 13, 1993

Released in United States on Video October 13, 1993

Released in United States Spring March 1984

Completed shooting 1982.

Shown at 1983 International Festival of Cinema, Figueria da Foz, Portugal.

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 1983.

Shown at Festival dei Popoli Florence December 1983.

Shown at Independent Feature Project (IFP), New York City October 1983.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 1983.

Shown at Nyon International Film Festival October 1983.

Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1983.

16mm

b&w

c DuArt

Released in United States March 1984 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States Spring March 1984

Released in United States October 13, 1993

Released in United States on Video October 13, 1993