The American ruling class : a dramatic-documentary-musical / Maitland Primrose ; the Press & the Public Project present ; written by Lewis Lapham ; produced by Libby Handros ; directed by John Kirby.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Naqvi, Qasim (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Press and the Public Project, Maitland Primrose, Bullfrog Films
Other Authors: Lapham, Lewis H. (Screenwriter), Handros, Libby (Producer), Kirby, John (Director), Burwell, Caton (Actor), Cantagallo, Paul (Actor), Silver-Greenberg, Jessica (Actor), Witherspoon, Hollis (Actor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English; closed-captioned.
Published: Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, [2007]
Edition:Standard format.
Subjects:
Elite (Social sciences) > United States.
Power (Social sciences) > Drama.
Upper class > United States.
United States > Politics and government.
Documentary-style films.
Musical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Documentary-style films.
Musical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (4 pages)
Format: Video DVD
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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?".
Note:Originally produced in 2005; additional material, c2007.
"The film that you're about to see sometimes makes fictitious use of actual people and places" -- Opening screens.
Accompanied by guide including a statement from Lewis Lapham.
Special features: "classroom version" (bleeped); optional audio commentary by Kirby & Handros.
Videorecording.
Call Number:HN90.E4 A44 2007 VideoDVD
ISBN:1594587035
9781594587030
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.
System Details:DVD, NTSC.
Participant or Performer:
Introduced by Lewis Lapham.
Cast:
Caton Burwell, Paul Cantagallo, Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Hollis Witherspoon.
Event Details:
Filmed at Yale University and in New York.