Lee Grant Movies

A portrait of blacklisted writer-director Abraham Polonsky.

A Swedish woman, married to a domineering man for 35 years, is "set free" upon her husband's death. While she is the heir to his estate, she is only...

A retired judge who opens a private detective agency and her ex-con associate try to track down $750,000 in bank robbery loot.

Anton Chekhov's play "The Seagull" is brought to life in this acclaimed 1975 production directed by John Desmond. Seeking to reform the theater,...

Director Elia Kazan and playwright Arthur Miller were once best friends and professional colleagues, to most that knew them then in both capacities...

Produced and directed by 11-time Emmy Award-winner Jon Alpert, this 64-minute verite documentary takes an unforgettable look inside the 86th Combat...

When Women Kill is a poignant documentary exploring the shocking violence that seven women fell victim to at the hands of men. The program profiles...

Adaptation of a Strindberg play by Lee Grant for the 1974 AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The...

Lee Grant's acclaimed 1989 investigation of domestic violence in American Homes. Battered is the powerful, if harrowing portrait of a life lived in...

Documentary that examines whether America is failing children by not making child care an issue of national priority.

A woman walks into a police station with a pistol and a vial of nitroglycerin. It turns out that she is the widow of an infamous criminal shot and...

Documentary about gun control focusing on how women feel about owning guns. The program features both sides of the gun-control issue, including...

Risking jobs, friends, family and the opposition of church and community, eight unassuming women begin the longest bank strike in American history.

Documentary on breast cancer featuring a series of interviews with survivors and their families. Director and host Lee Grant speaks with support...

"Women On Trail" exposes the innate corruption and sexism in the family court system as children are removed from their mothers and given to fathers...