Herbert J. Biberman
Nascimento : 1900-03-04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Morte : 1971-06-30
História
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Herbert J. Biberman (March 4, 1900 – June 30, 1971), was an American screenwriter and film director. He may be best known for having been one of the Hollywood Ten as well as directing Salt of the Earth, a 1954 film about a zinc miners' strike in Grant County, New Mexico.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Eva Biberman. Biberman's pre-blacklist career included writing such films as King of Chinatown, When Tomorrow Comes, Action in Arabia, The Master Race, and New Orleans, as well as directing such films as One Way Ticket, Meet Nero Wolfe, and The Master Race. He married actress Gale Sondergaard in 1930; the marriage endured until Biberman's death. Herbert Biberman died from bone cancer in 1971 in New York City.
Brother of American artist, Edward Biberman.
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Self
This documentary brings alive a remarkable artist’s passionate journey through a turbulent century. Both epic and surprisingly intimate, the film presents a classic American immigrant saga, an inspiring search for artistic independence, and a great romance. Along the way, Biberman's growing commitment to social justice and struggle against McCarthy-era repression (his brother, director Herbert Biberman, went to prison as one of The Hollywood Ten) combine with his efforts to create both a loving family life and a groundbreaking body of work. With its grand scope, rich personalities, and vast array of breathtaking artwork, Brush With Life connects us in a deeply personal way to a brilliant artist who lived by the same high standards he set for his paintings.
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A Kentucky slave fights for his freedom from cruel overseer whose mistress eventually joins Davis and the other slaves in their revolt.
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A Kentucky slave fights for his freedom from cruel overseer whose mistress eventually joins Davis and the other slaves in their revolt.
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Baseado em fatos reais, o filme retrata uma greve dos mineiros de origem mexicana, no Novo México. Com exceção de cinco atores, o elenco é composto por não-profissionais, a maioria participantes na greve real. O filme é profético ao descrever a participação das esposas dos trabalhadores oprimidos, uma antecipação do movimento de emancipação feminina que surgiria uma década mais tarde. Num contexto de injustiça social, desenrola-se um drama familiar vivido por Ramon e Esperanza Quintero, um mineiro de origem mexicana e sua esposa. No decorrer da greve, os papeis de Ramon e Esperanza invertem-se: um mandado de segurança contra os grevistas masculinos faz com que as mulheres assumam as atividades piqueteiras, deixando aos homens as tarefas domésticas. As mulheres evoluem de uma posição de subordinação para igualdade, aliadas em busca do objetivo comum.
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Baseado em fatos reais, o filme retrata uma greve dos mineiros de origem mexicana, no Novo México. Com exceção de cinco atores, o elenco é composto por não-profissionais, a maioria participantes na greve real. O filme é profético ao descrever a participação das esposas dos trabalhadores oprimidos, uma antecipação do movimento de emancipação feminina que surgiria uma década mais tarde. Num contexto de injustiça social, desenrola-se um drama familiar vivido por Ramon e Esperanza Quintero, um mineiro de origem mexicana e sua esposa. No decorrer da greve, os papeis de Ramon e Esperanza invertem-se: um mandado de segurança contra os grevistas masculinos faz com que as mulheres assumam as atividades piqueteiras, deixando aos homens as tarefas domésticas. As mulheres evoluem de uma posição de subordinação para igualdade, aliadas em busca do objetivo comum.
Self
A brief look at The Hollywood Ten, a group of screenwriters and directors charged with contempt of court after challenging the House Un-American Activities Committee and their controversial and self-incriminatory questions during the red scare. With that act of defiance, they were sentenced to one year in prison simply for speaking their minds and exercising their constitutional rights as concerned citizens. This is their story, their version of the facts, and their opinions.
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A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
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A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
Associate Producer
Nos anos que se seguiram à Guerra Civil, a cidade de Abilene, Kansas está à beira de um confronto explosivo. Foi traçada uma linha no centro da cidade onde os proprietários e os criadores de gado chegaram a uma trégua muito inquietante. A delicada paz é inadvertidamente abalada quando um grupo de novos proprietários põe as suas estacas no lado da cidade, perturbando o delicado equilíbrio que existia até então e desencadeando uma guerra total entre os agricultores, que querem as terras domesticadas e as linhas de propriedade desenhadas, e os cowboys, que querem as pradarias abertas para que o seu gado vagueie.
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Anne Crandall is the mayor of a small town in Vermont. Her deceased husband had been the mayor for years and when he died, she was left to carry on and to raise his daughter from his first marriage. She lives with the daughter, her father-in-law and a housekeeper. In the town square, there was a statue of her late husband and every year since his death, they have an anniversary celebration there. This year during a thunderstorm, the statue is hit by lightning and the head falls off. The daughter insists that a new statue be erected instead of patching the old one. Mayor Crandall is sent to New York to interview the prospective sculptor, George Corday.
Writer
When allied troops liberate a small battle-scarred Belgium town in 1944 the American and British commanders do all they can to help the war-weary people back on their feet. There are mental and physical wounds to heal, fields to plough, the church to rebuild. But a top Nazi, knowing the War is lost, has infiltrated the town and is fostering dissent and disunity.
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When allied troops liberate a small battle-scarred Belgium town in 1944 the American and British commanders do all they can to help the war-weary people back on their feet. There are mental and physical wounds to heal, fields to plough, the church to rebuild. But a top Nazi, knowing the War is lost, has infiltrated the town and is fostering dissent and disunity.
Screenplay
Reporter Michael Gordon uncovers intrigue in Damascus, where the Allies and Nazis struggle for control of Arab sympathies.
Story
A Chinese-American surgeon faces a moral dilemma after operating on the mob boss in charge of vice and protection rackets in her city's Chinatown.
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Rex Stout's portly detective prides himself on solving crimes without venturing outside his comfortable home; here he relies on others to do the legwork in pinpointing who among a number of suspects is responsible for two sudden deaths, which the authorities at first are not convinced were murders.
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A convict marries the warder's daughter after his escape and she eventually persuades him to finish his sentence.
