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Guilty of Treason

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Foreign correspondent Tom Kelly (Paul Kelly) recounts his time in postwar Europe at a meeting of fellow journalists. In Hungary, he sees firsthand the brutal oppression perpetrated by Stalin's Soviet Union and its treatment of outspoken Cardinal Mindszenty (Charles Bickford). Kelly meets teacher Stephanie Varna (Bonita Granville) in Budapest and visits the cardinal. Soon the authorities begin persecuting Mindszenty and torture Stephanie for refusing to denounce his principles.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Effective in showing the paranoia of the times. Rated: B- May 20, 2015 Full Review Alan Dale Blogcritics.org Guilty of Treason is a B-movie, budget and soul, and yet its political judgments are grounded in an accurate journalistic evaluation of a deplorable reality. May 3, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Lame religious nonsense. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Foreign correspondent Tom Kelly (Paul Kelly) recounts his time in postwar Europe at a meeting of fellow journalists. In Hungary, he sees firsthand the brutal oppression perpetrated by Stalin's Soviet Union and its treatment of outspoken Cardinal Mindszenty (Charles Bickford). Kelly meets teacher Stephanie Varna (Bonita Granville) in Budapest and visits the cardinal. Soon the authorities begin persecuting Mindszenty and torture Stephanie for refusing to denounce his principles.
Director
Felix E. Feist
Producer
Jack Wrather, Robert Golden
Screenwriter
Emmet Lavery
Production Co
Freedom Productions Inc.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 20, 1950, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 26m
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