Karl Hess: Toward Liberty
Karl Hess: Toward Liberty is a 1980 American short documentary film about the anarchist Karl Hess, directed by Roland Hallé and Peter Ladue.[3] It won an Oscar[4] in 1981 for Documentary Short Subject.[5]
| Karl Hess: Toward Liberty | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Roland Hallé Peter Ladue |
| Written by | Peter W. Ladue Kevin Burns |
| Produced by | Roland Hallé Peter Ladue[1] |
| Starring | Karl Hess |
| Narrated by | Kevin Burns |
| Cinematography | John Hoover |
| Edited by | Loren Miller |
| Music by | Keith Martin Don Wilkins, Berklee School of Music |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Direct Cinema[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Awards
- 1980 – Maya Dern Award, Boston University
- 1980 – FOCUS Student Film Festival, Best Film
- 1980 – AMPAS Student Film Award, Best Documentary
- 1981 – Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
- 1981 – CINE Golden Eagle
- 1981 – Governor's Award, State of Massachusetts
Cast
- Karl Hess as himself (also archive footage)
- Kevin Burns as narrator (voice)
- Barry Goldwater as himself (archive footage)
- Adolf Hitler as himself (archive footage)
- Lyndon Johnson as himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
References
- Documentary Winners: 1981 Oscars
- Fesenmaier, Steve (1980). "Karl Hess: Toward Liberty". Film News. Vol. 37, no. 4. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- MUBI
- 1981|Oscars.org
- "New York Times: Karl Hess: Toward Liberty". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
Further reading
- Doherty, Brian (2008). "Hess, Karl (1923–1994)". In Hamowy, Ronald (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE; Cato Institute. pp. 225–26. doi:10.4135/9781412965811.n136. ISBN 978-1412965804. LCCN 2008009151. OCLC 750831024.
External links
- Karl Hess: Toward Liberty at IMDb
- Karl Hess: Toward Liberty on YouTube, posted by Peter Ladue
- Left-Liberty.net: Toward Liberty
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