The People vs. Paul Crump is a 1962 documentary about the prisoner Paul Crump who was on death row for robbery and murder.[3]
| The People vs. Paul Crump | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | William Friedkin |
| Music by | Marty Rubenstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | William Friedkin |
| Cinematography | Wilmer Butler |
| Editor | Glenn McGowean |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Budget | $6,000[2] |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1962[1] |
The film was made for Chicago television and was highly praised and crucial to the career of its director William Friedkin, helping him get an agent and jobs making documentaries for David Wolper, and then an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.[4] The film won the Golden Gate Award Winner for Film as Communication at the 1962 San Francisco International Film Festival.[1]
A digitally restored version of the film was released by Facets in May 2014.[5]
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edit- ^ a b 1962 San Francisco International Film Festival accessed March 11, 2014
- ^ Friedkin p 39
- ^ David Weiner, "The Forgotten Case of Paul Crump", Chicago Tribune, June 20, 2010 accessed 18 January 2014
- ^ Friedkin p 31 - 53, 57-60
- ^ "The People vs. Paul Crump". Facets.
Friedkin, William, The Friedkin Connection, Harper Collins 2013
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