1949NR

The Price of Freedom

Name: The Price of Freedom
Genre: Drama
Released: 1949-04-29
Rating: 8

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Tomatometer

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Storyline

The son of a newspaper editor visits his uncle in Germany and learns how government control gradually took away the freedom of the people. He returns and influences his father to print news items which will lead the people of their community to see the world situation as it is instead of as they want to believe it is.

Details

DirectorWilhelm Thiele

ReleasedApr 29, 1949

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

6 fresh · 0 rotten

Ben Kenigsberg

RTNew York TimesJul 10, 2021

Ehrlich interweaves images of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and commentary from Mary Anne Franks...

Gary Goldstein

RTLos Angeles TimesJul 7, 2021

Clear-eyed, compassionate and compelling, the documentary "The Price of Freedom" efficiently unpacks and debunks the myths it posits the National Rifle Assn. of America has deployed to further its all-guns-all-the-time agenda and foster a culture war.

Owen Gleiberman

RTVarietyJun 25, 2021

An absorbing, disturbing, and scrupulously well-researched documentary that lays out the nuts and bolts of the National Rifle Association's history.

Ally Ham

RTVideo Librarian MagazineJul 20, 2024

The Price of Freedom offers a nuanced appraisal of the NRA’s ethos and the effects of gun regulations.