Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for his rights and faces numerous challenges.
- blacklist
- usa politics
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Robert De Niro
David Merrill
Annette Bening
Ruth Merrill
George Wendt
Bunny Baxter
Patricia Wettig
Dorothy Nolan
- Sam Wanamaker — Felix Graff
- Luke Edwards — Paulie Merrill
- Chris Cooper — Larry Nolan
- Ben Piazza — Darryl Zanuck
- Martin Scorsese — Joe Lesser
- Barry Primus — Bert Alan
- Gailard Sartain — Chairman Wood
- Robin Gammell — Congressman Tavenner
- Brad Sullivan — Congressman Velde
- Tom Sizemore — Ray Karlin
- Roxann Dawson — Felicia Barron
- Directed
- Irwin Winkler
- Written
- Irwin Winkler
Production
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 · 195 ratings
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Regency Enterprises
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
