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Portrait of a muckraker : the stories of Jessica Mitford / produced by Stephen Evans, Ida Landauer, and James Morgan.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (58 minutes).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1990.
- Language Note:
- This edition in English.
- System Details:
- digital
- data file
- Summary:
- This award-winning program is a wise and witty portrait of the outspoken activist, Jessica Mitford, whose scathing expose of the funeral industry, The American Way of Death, gained her instant notoriety. From her acid pen came The Trial of Dr. Spock, a critique of the 1968 trial of the Boston Five. Next came Kind and Unusual Punishment, a catalyzing force behind the prison reform movement. The story of Mitford's life is interwoven with the issues of post-war America - civil rights, communism and the anti-war movement. Personal recollections, archival footage, and accounts by family and friends round out this portrait of a woman whose dedication to causes has led to significant social change.
- Notes:
- Originally released as DVD.
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
- Red Ribbon, American Film and Video Festival, 1988
- Silver Apple, National Educational Film Festival, 1987
- OCLC:
- 747798066
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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