''The People vs. Paul Crump'' is a 1962 documentary about the prisoner Paul Crump who was on death row for robbery and murder. The film was made for Chicago television and was highly praised and crucial to the career of its director

William Friedkin William "Billy" Friedkin (born August 29, 1935)Biskind, p. 200. is an American film and television director, producer and screenwriter closely identified with the " New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in ...

, helping him get an agent and jobs making documentaries for

David Wolper David Lloyd Wolper (January 11, 1928 – August 10, 2010) was an American television and film producer, responsible for shows such as ''Roots'', '' The Thorn Birds'', and ''North and South'', and the theatrically-released films ''L.A. Confiden ...

, and then an episode of ''

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965 it was re ...

''. The film won the Golden Gate Award Winner for Film as Communication at the 1962

San Francisco International Film Festival The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by the San Francisco Film Society, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in i ...

. A digitally restored version of the film was released by

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in May 2014.

References

Friedkin, William, ''The Friedkin Connection'', Harper Collins 2013

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