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"Do Not Enter" is a thought-provoking and entertaining investigation of the far-reaching historic effects of the 1952 McCarran Walter Act, largely repealed in 1991-repealed with the help of this documentary. The Act had been used to bar 250,000 foreigners from entering the U.S. on political grounds.
- Robert Richter, Catherine Warnow
- 1986
- Documentary
- 57
The filmmakers traveled to twelve countries to interview people invited to speak or participate in U.S. cultural activities, to learn why they had been denied U.S. visas and what they might have told Americans if allowed to enter the U.S.
The filmmakers traveled to twelve countries to interview people who had been invited to participate in U.S. cultural activities, to learn why they had been d...
- 1 min
- 457
- New Day Films
Dario Fo Self. Burleigh Wartes Cinematography. William O'Dwyer Fogtman Sound. Roy M. Cohn Self. Barney Frank Self. Critics reviews. A thought-provoking and entertaining investigation of the far-reaching historic effects of the 1952 McCarran Walter Act.
The documentary explores the far-reaching effects of the 1952 McCarran Walter Act which barred 250,000 foreigners from entering the United States on political grounds, and was repealed in 1991. The filmmakers interviewed people in twelve countries as to why they had been denied U.S. visas, and...
"Do Not Enter" is a thought-provoking and entertaining investigation of the far-reaching historic effects of the 1952 McCarran Walter Act, largely repealed in 1991-repealed with the help of this documentary. The Act had been used to bar 250,000 foreigners from entering the U.S. on political grounds.
Do Not Enter: The Visa War Against Ideas. 1986. Documentary. Watchlist. An entertaining examination of the historical ramifications of the McCarran-Walter Act, which was passed in 1952...
