Operation Correction (1961)
1961 · Ephemeral film · 22 min
- Documentary
- History
Synopsis
A rebuttal to the short film (Operation Abolition) produced by the House Committee on Un-American Activities documenting demonstration and rioting during the San Francisco hearings.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Released
- 1961-12-31
- Running time
- 22 minutes
Cast & crew
- Ernest Besig
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · He Said You Said · Spuzz · 2003-12-09
Quite an interesting historical piece narrated by a ACLU spokesperson (with a single piece of paper) about the hosing down of people as they were protesting the HUAC meetings in San Fransisco in 1960. The goverment made a film calling the protesters 'communists'. The ACLU has responded, and made this film, attempting to refute the claims made by the government. Although it's next to impossible to gauge who's right in all of this, it's quite interesting to see the ACLU point fingers at the government for making a biased film, when they're making one themselves. No doubt edited down to make the…
