492. THE de ANTONIO LEGACY (PART I)

The late Emile de Antonio was America's most outstanding maker of
documentaries. These films have been presented in theatres all over the US
and in much of the rest of the Western world. Although his documentaries
have won much acclaim--including an Academy Award nomination--with one
exception, his works have not been presented on television, mainly because
they are quite hard-hitting and very political from a more radical point of
view. His documentary on Richard Nixon resulted in his being placed on
Nixon's enemies list. He also was persecuted by J. Edgar Hoover. Shortly
before he died, he did an interview with us about his life and works, and he
permitted us to use all of his documentaries in making this four-part series.
Part I highlights "Rush to Judgement" about the JFK assassination, and "Point
of Order" about Senator Joe McCarthy and the postwar Red Scare era.

Run time: 59:13
Copyright March, 1993

493. THE de ANTONIO LEGACY (PART II)

This program spotlights two works: the humorous, satirically scathing look
at Richard Nixon--"Millhouse: A White Comedy," and "Vietnam: Year of the
Pig," an historical documentary about the origins and operation of the
Vietnam War, a film which was made while the war was in progress.

Run time: 59:29
Copyright April, 1993

494. THE de ANTONIO LEGACY (PART III)

Part three includes sections of three documentaries. "1968: America is
Hard to See," which takes us back to the 1960's and the anti-Vietnam War era
and to another Senator McCarthy--Eugene, the senator who fought against the
continuation of the war and who ran against LBJ in democratic primaries. The
second is "In the King of Prussia," a dramatic recreation of the trial of the
Catonsville Nine, an anti-war activist group. Martin Sheen plays the part of
the unsympathetic judge. The final work, "Underground," is about the people
of the Weather Underground who were in hiding as a result of bombing of some
public buildings. De Antonio was hounded by the FBI because he was able to
find the group, whereas the FBI could not.

Run time: 59:52
Copyright April, 1993

495. THE de ANTONIO LEGACY (PART IV)

Two documentaries. The first, "Painters Painting" is not a political
statement, but features interviews with various artists and shows their
works. The other documentary is an autobiographical "summing up,"
spotlighting Emile's longtime persecution by the FBI. At the moment of the
initial cablecasting, the film had not yet been released.

Run time: 58:49
Recorded October, 1989
Copyright April, 1993

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