Introducing Hollywood Exiles
Oona Chaplin explores her grandfather Charlie鈥檚 exile from Hollywood. It followed a decades-long FBI campaign to root out communism in the US film industry. Premieres 22 January.
History remembers Charlie Chaplin as Hollywood鈥檚 first superstar. At the height of his career, the FBI considered him and other figures from the film industry something else: a threat to the United States. His granddaughter, Oona Chaplin, tells the story of how Hollywood became a battleground for the soul of America. Hollywood Exiles is a story of glamour, duplicity, and the US government鈥檚 decades-long campaign to root out communism in Tinseltown. Premieres 22 January 2024.
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Hollywood Exiles
A story of glamour, duplicity and the FBI's battle against communism in Hollywood
