Maurice Hatton

After a series of well-received documentaries in the 60s made with then-partner John Irvin, Hatton burst upon the scene with his first feature, "Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition" (1968), combining sophisticated political analysis with a ripe and urgent sense of humor in a unique way. The story of Dom, a revoluntionary with a reactionary personality, the film dares to satirize the avant-garde politicos of the 60s at the same time that it …