Abraham Polonsky

Writing

December 5, 1910 — October 26, 1999

New York, New York, U.S.

4 movies

Biography

Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 - October 26, 1999) was an American film director, Academy-Award-nominated screenwriter, essayist, and novelist blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s, in the midst of the McCarthy era. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abraham Polonsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

🎬 Abraham Polonsky's Filmography

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A portrait of blacklisted writer-director Abraham Polonsky.

Dangerous Citizen: The Life and Times of Abraham Polonsky

2026

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

7.2

This film discusses the effect on how major American films in Hollywood were influenced by the Eastern European Jewish culture that most of the major movie moguls who controlled the studios shared. Through clips of various films, the filmmakers illustrate the dominant themes like that of the outsider, the outspoken American patriotism, and rooting for the underdog in society.

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

1998

10.0

Documentary about American filmmaker Abraham Polonsky.

Innere Sicherheit: Abraham Polonsky

1981

6.6

A documentary that examines the films made by the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist and offers a radically different perspective on a key period in the history of American cinema.

Red Hollywood

1996