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Arson for Hire
TV Episode | Documentary

This program examines the forces behind arson and looks at how local groups and government are combating it.The Fenway Section of Boston is shown, a neighborhood besieged with arson and fighting back to stop it, with an interview with ...See moreThis program examines the forces behind arson and looks at how local groups and government are combating it.The Fenway Section of Boston is shown, a neighborhood besieged with arson and fighting back to stop it, with an interview with Massachusetts attorney general Francis Bellotti. Also the operation of an arson ring in Pittsburg and; what the insurance industry can and cannot do and how Seattle is combating the problem. See less
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Director
Producer
Richard Gerdau (producer)
Cinematographer
Dick Roy (photographed by)
Editors
Walter Essenfeld (film editor) | Jim Flanagan (film editor)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Aug 3, 1978

Release date
Aug 3, 1978 (United States)

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3 cast members
Name Known for
Francis Bellotti
Self - Massachusetts Attorney General Self - Massachusetts Attorney General   See fewer
Michael Connor
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Brit Hume
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
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