Movies and TvShows featuring "red-baiting" theme.

A riveting documentary about Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers, revealing the U.S. government's deception during the Vietnam War. This captivating film explores Ellsberg's moral courage, the consequences he faced, and the impact of his actions on the government and the public.

MLK/FBI is a gripping exploration of the FBI's relentless surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring declassified documents and interviews with key figures who were involved in the operation. Through this documentary, viewers gain insight into the abuse of power, government corruption, and the lengths federal law enforcement went to suppress dissent during the civil rights era.

Towards the end of the Shahanshah's reign, Sergeant Makvandi is assigned the commander of the gendarmerie station in a small town. A stern disciplinarian, Sergeant Makvandi tries to impose order at the station but, being as degenerate as his subordinates, he fails to re-store discipline. faced by rebellious crowds, he imposes martial law, but people outwit him by mailing to his address a forged letter which "promotes the sergeant and ends the curfew". Makvandi tries to intimidate a school teacher into writing a song which he wants the students to sing on the day his "promotion" comes into effect. But the teacher refuses to give in, for he and his students are preparing to sing a new song, the song of revolution.

Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press is a 1996 documentary film that explores the life and work of George Seldes, a maverick American journalist who challenged censorship and fought against political repression. The film delves into Seldes' career, from his early reporting on the Bolshevik Revolution and the Spanish Civil War to his later battles against McCarthyism and the House Un-American Activities Committee. Through interviews, archival footage, and Seldes' own writings, the documentary paints a portrait of a fearless journalist who believed in the power of the press to hold those in power accountable.

Harry Bridges: A Man and his Union chronicles the life of one of America's most important and controversial left-wing labor leader. He headed the International Longshoremen and Warehouseman Union from the 1930's to the 1970's and was a champion of workers' causes on an international scale. Harry Bridges (July 28, 1901 - March 30, 1990) was controversial as he was charismatic. He was prosecuted by FDR, Truman and Eisenhower alike, and convicted by a federal jury for having lied about Communist Party membership-a conviction which was set aside. On the West Coast, Bridges still excites passions both for and against the labor movement.