Witness 11

Witness 11
Poster
Directed bySean Mitchell
Written bySean Mitchell
Produced byHelen Jang Mitchell
Sean Mitchell
StarringOleg Liptsin
Paul Guadarrama
CinematographyChris Lawing
Edited bySean Mitchell
Music byLarry Groupé
Production
company
Metaphora Studios
Release date
  • 2012 (2012)
Running time
21 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Witness 11 is a 2012 short drama film directed by Sean Mitchell and starring Oleg Liptsin, Paul Guadarrama and Matt Shelton.[1] It is based on the testimony of renowned German poet and playwright, Bertolt Brecht, during the height of the 1940s Red Scare.[2]

The film was shot in 2012 at the Berkeley City Club in Berkeley, California.[3]

Premise

Called before the House Un-American Activities Committee.[4] (HUAC) during their notorious Hollywood Ten[5] investigation, famed German playwright Bertolt Brecht must choose between betraying himself and his friends, and imprisonment. In the end, Brecht testified that he had never been a member of the Communist Party.[4]

Cast

  • Oleg Liptsin as Bertolt Brecht
  • Paul Guadarrama as Robert E. Stripling
  • Matt Shelton as Dalton Trumbo
  • Tatjana Dzambazova as Helene Brecht
  • Dean Enciroli as J. Parnell Thomas
  • Philip Estrin as Green
  • John Scacco as Rep. Vail
  • Steven Mann as Herbert Biberman
  • Fritz Zimmerman as Baumgardt
  • David Rosenthal as John Howard Lawson
  • Bret Grantham as Bartley Crum
  • Juliet Hilton as Barbara Brecht

References

  1. ^ Sanchez, Don (March 20, 2012). "Berkeley filmmaker raising money for short online". ABC 7 News. KGO-TV. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  2. ^ Davison, Casey (July 16, 2015). ""Witness 11" To Be Featured in St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase".
  3. ^ Taylor, Tracey (March 20, 2012). "Film about Bertolt Brecht being shot at Berkeley City Club". Berkeleyside. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Brecht HUAC hearing
  5. ^ Ceplair, Larry (2011). Anti-Communism in Twentieth Century America: A Critical History. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. p. 77.
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