The Constitution and Censorship

1957 · 29 min · Documentary

Shows the relationship of the Constitution to the issue of prior restraint on freedom of expression. Presents the case of Burstyn v. Wilson challenging the constitutionality of New York State's film censorship system and Cantwell v. Connecticut involving questions of freedom of speech and religion. Discusses the questions pertaining to freedom of speech when multiplied via recordings or film, and how the claims of free expression can be weighed against claims for local, state, or federal protection.

Director: Stephen L. Sharff
Writers: Erik Barnouw, Herbert Wechsler
Released: January 1, 1957
Language: English

Cast

Justice Henry C. Greenberg
Himself
Russell Cantwell
Himself
Hugh M. Flick
Himself
Ephraim S. London
Himself
Robert Trout
Narrator

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