Fear on Trial

Fear on Trial

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Oct. 2, 1975

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.

Fear on Trial

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Oct. 2, 1975

Fear on Trial
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers CBS Television Studios, Alan Landsburg Productions
Original title Fear on Trial
Directors Lamont Johnson
Writers David W. Rintels

Cast

George C. Scott

as Louis Nizer

William Devane

as John Henry Faulk

John Houseman

as Mike Collins

Judd Hirsch

as Saul

Lois Nettleton

as Nan Claybourne

John McMartin

as Tom Murray

Dorothy Tristan

as Laura Faulk

William Redfield

as Stan Hopp

Milt Kogan

as Herb Steinmann

John Lehne

as Thomas Bolan