
A Crime to Fit the Punishment
1982, English. Directed by Barbara Moss & Stephen Mack.
This fascinating making-of documentary investigates the controversy and political atmosphere surrounding the production of Salt of the Earth, movingly chronicling the filmmakers' defiance of the blacklist. (BAM) Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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- 0h 46m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 May 1982
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- L.H. Whittemore, Susan Shattuck, Barbara Moss
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A Crime to Fit the Punishment isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 1982. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Crime to Fit the Punishment?
A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982) was directed by Barbara Moss and Stephen Mack and stars Lee Grant, Paul Jarrico, Clinton Jencks.