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The American Ruling Class (2005) -- This "astonishing," "coruscating" satire poses the question:  Is it better to rule the world, or to save it?

Overview

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Director:
John Kirby
Writer:
Lewis Lapham (written by)
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Release Date:
1 March 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary | Music more
Tagline:
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
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Cast

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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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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
USA:Unrated

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Hands-down the best documentary I've ever seen., 9 July 2008
10/10
Author: gavin-sher from South Africa

I found it to be both enlightening and entertaining and enjoyed particularly the use of interview subjects who are positioned to know what they are talking about.

The film is filled with excellent music, well-used, though it seems unfair almost to single out the music as all the technical aspects of the film making were top-class.

I think this is a must-see for any person who cares to understand and affect the world we are confronted with.

This will be compulsory viewing for some time for any friend or family member of mine who comes to visit me.

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