Fear on Trial
1975 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Lamont Johnson |
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| Writer: | David W. Rintels, John Henry Faulk |
| Staring: |
| The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was behind the blacklisting, and the resultant trial, and Faulk's victory, helped to put an end to the blacklisting period. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 02, 1975 |
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| Director: | Lamont Johnson |
| Writer: | David W. Rintels, John Henry Faulk |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | based on true story, blacklist, mccarthyism |
| Production Companies | CBS Studios, Alan Landsburg Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| George C. Scott | Louis Nizer |
| William Devane | John Henry Faulk |
| John Houseman | Mike Collins |
| Judd Hirsch | Saul |
| Lois Nettleton | Nan Claybourne |
| John McMartin | Tom Murray |
| Dorothy Tristan | Laura Faulk |
| William Redfield | Stan Hopp |
| Milt Kogan | Herb Steinmann |
| John Lehne | Thomas Bolan |
| John Lasell | |
| Allan Miller | Gerry Dickler |
| Ben Piazza | Harry |
| John Harkins | Vincent Hartnett |
| Paul Hecht | Paul |
| David Susskind | Self |
| Mark Goodson | Self |
| Bruce Geller | Judge Abraham Geller |
| Dorothy Rice | Anne Steinmann |
| Paul Jenkins | Paul Martinson |
| Clifford David | Hall |
| Nicholas Pryor | Art Beresford |
| William Traylor | |
| Mona Bruns | |
| Irene Robinson | |
| Susan Kirschner | |
| Kim Webster | |
| Alice Backes | |
| Maxine Cooper | |
| Madeline Lee | |
| Mary Alan Hokanson | |
| Manuel DePina | |
| Thomas Duncan | |
| William Hellinger | |
| Sean Peters | |
| Alan Rachins | |
| John M. Reed | |
| Bob Harks | Juror (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lamont Johnson | Director |
| David W. Rintels | Writer |
| Tom Bronson | Costume Design |
| Tom Rolf | Editor |
| Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| John J. Lloyd | Art Direction |
| John Henry Faulk | Book |
| Linda Otto | Casting |
| Donald J. Sullivan | Set Decoration |
| Del Acevedo | Makeup Artist |
| Howard Lipstone | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Kurt Neumann | Production Manager |
| Russ Goble | Property Master |
| Robert J. Miller | Sound Mixer |
| Kay Hoffman | Post-Production Manager |
| William Loose | Music Supervisor |
| Jack K. Tillar | Music Supervisor |
| Ray Quiroz | Script Supervisor |
| Bob Ames | Production Controller |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stanley Chase | Producer |
| Alan Landsburg | Executive Producer |
| Laurence D. Savadove | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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