| Edition |
Standard format. |
| Description |
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC. |
| Cast |
Caton Burwell, Paul Cantagallo, Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Hollis Witherspoon. |
| Performer |
Introduced by Lewis Lapham. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Mark Benjamin ; edited by Leah O'Donnell and John Kirby ; original score by Qasim Ali Naqvi ; musical numbers written & performed by Lucas Johnson-Yahraus and The What. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 2005; additional material, c2007. |
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"The film that you're about to see sometimes makes fictitious use of actual people and places" -- Opening screens. |
| Event |
Filmed at Yale University and in New York. |
| Note |
Container insert includes a statement from Lewis Lapham. |
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Special features: "classroom version" (bleeped); optional audio commentary by Kirby & Handros. |
| Summary |
Is there an American ruling class, and if so, how do you join? Two hapless Yale grads embark on a star-studded journey of meetings with America's establishment to unearth some uncomfortable answers and find out the truth about what the future really holds for them. A dramatic, musical, documentary satire on class in America that attempts to answer the question "Who rules America?". |
| Language |
In English; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Elite (Social sciences) -- United States.
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Elite (Social sciences) |
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United States. |
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Power (Social sciences) -- Drama.
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Power (Social sciences) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Upper class -- United States.
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Upper class. |
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary-style films.
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Documentary-style films.
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Musical films.
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Musical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Lapham, Lewis H., screenwriter.
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Handros, Libby, producer.
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Kirby, John, director.
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Naqvi, Qasim, composer.
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Burwell, Caton, actor.
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Cantagallo, Paul, actor.
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Silver-Greenberg, Jessica, actor.
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Witherspoon, Hollis, actor.
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Press and the Public Project.
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Maitland Primrose.
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Bullfrog Films.
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| ISBN |
1594587035 |
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9781594587030 |
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