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America Rules the World! But Who Rules America?Plot:
In this first of its kind "dramatic-documentary-musical", Lewis Lapham takes two young Ivy-League graduates on a tour of the corridors of power. The novice careerists must decide: should they seek to rule the world, or to save it? | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)User Comments:
American Ruling Class - I loved it!! moreCast
(Credited cast) | Robert Altman | ... | Himself |
 | James Baker III | ... | Himself - Frm. Secretary of State |
| Bill Bradley | ... | Fmr. U.S. Senator |
| Harold Brown | ... | Himself - Fmr. Sec. of Defense |
| Caton Burwell | ... | Jack Bellamy |
| Paul Cantagallo | ... | Mike Vanzetti |
| Hodding Carter III | ... | Himself - Fmr. State Dept. Spokesman |
| William T. Coleman | ... | Himself - Fmr. Sec. of Commerce |
 | Walter Cronkite | ... | Himself - Fmr. CBS News Anchorman |
| Barbara Ehrenreich | ... | Herself - Journalist |
| Vartan Gregorian | ... | Himself - President Carnegie Corporation |
| Doug Henwood | ... | Himself - economic essayist |
| Lewis Lapham | ... | Himself - Fmr. editor Harper's Magazine |
 | Mike Medavoy | ... | Himself |
| Joseph S. Nye | ... | Fmr. Acting Sec. of Def. |
| John Perkins | ... | Himself - 'The Economic Hitman' |
| Michael Rainin | ... | Blues Harmonica Player |
| Pete Seeger | ... | Himself - Folksinger |
| Jessica Silver-Greenberg | ... | Taylor Meade |
| Arthur Sulzberger | ... | Himself - Chairman, New York Times Company |
| Lawrence H. Summers | ... | Fmr. Pres. - Harvard U. - Cheif Econ. - World Bank |
 | Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | ... | Himself - Novelist |
| Hollis Witherspoon | ... | Emily Gann |
| Howard Zinn | ... | Himself - U.S. Historian |
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You must see American Ruling Class. Kids applying to college,college students and parents don't miss American Ruling Class. Kids about to graduate from college wondering about the job market- don't miss it. Lewis Lapham is sensational- his friends fantastic. Please see this movie- I have seen it three times!! High schools should show this film to their students! Guidance counselors and teachers should watch this film. This film is a must see for kids entering the finance power track too. I wonder if they will do American Ruling Class part 2? By the way students applying to schools or entering the finance world from overseas should not miss this film- quite an education for them too. Absolutely entertaining!!!