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The Hoaxters is a 1952 American documentary film written by Herman Hoffman, about the threat posed by communism to the American way of life. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The Warner Home Video DVD release of the 1998 CNN documentary The Cold War in 2012 included this film as a special feature.
Original Release
12/05/1952
US Release
12/05/1952
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marilyn Erskine | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| Howard Keel | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| George Murphy | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| Walter Pidgeon | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| Barry Sullivan | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| Robert Taylor | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| James Whitmore | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| Winston Churchill | Self |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self |
| William Green | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marilyn Erskine | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| Howard Keel | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| George Murphy | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| Walter Pidgeon | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| Barry Sullivan | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| Robert Taylor | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| James Whitmore | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| Winston Churchill | Self |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self |
| William Green | Self |
| Hermann Göring | Self |
| Rudolf Hess | Self |
| Adolf Hitler | Self |
| J. Edgar Hoover | Self |
| King George V | Self |
| Vladimir Lenin | Self |
| George C. Marshall | Self |
| George Meany | Self |
| Vyacheslav Molotov | Self |
| Benito Mussolini | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Dore Schary | Producer |
| Herman Hoffman | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1953 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Nominated |
