America betrayed / a Eclipse Entertainment presents ; a film by Leslie Cardé ; written, directed and produced by Leslie Cardé.

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America's infrastructure was once our proudest achievement. Now its a most dangerous embarrassment. Bridges, dams, levees and highways are crumbling, toppling, being washed away, and putting us all at risk. Features interviews with journalists, noted scientists, whistleblowers who risked their lives...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Eclipse Entertainment (Firm)
First-Run Features (Firm)
Other Authors: Cardé, Leslie (Screenwriter, Producer, Director)
Dreyfuss, Richard (Narrator)
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : First Run Features, [2009]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Infrastructure (Economics) > United States.
Infrastructure (Economics) > United States > Finance.
Structural failures > United States.
Price fixing > United States.
Political corruption > United States.
Bridges > United States > Maintenance and repair.
Dams > United States > Maintenance and repair.
Levees > United States > Maintenance and repair.
Roads > United States > Maintenance and repair.
Feature films > United States.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Bridges > Maintenance and repair.
Dams > Maintenance and repair.
Infrastructure (Economics)
Infrastructure (Economics) > Finance.
Levees > Maintenance and repair.
Political corruption.
Price fixing.
Roads > Maintenance and repair.
Structural failures.
United States.
Genre:
Feature films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
How government and big business bring ruin to America's infrastructure.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
America's infrastructure was once our proudest achievement. Now its a most dangerous embarrassment. Bridges, dams, levees and highways are crumbling, toppling, being washed away, and putting us all at risk. Features interviews with journalists, noted scientists, whistleblowers who risked their lives to speak out, and politicians from both sides. Exposes the rampant collusion, corruption and cronyism within the government agencies whose very purpose is to protect us.
Note:Documentary.
Originally released in 2008.
Special features: Interview with director; bonus interviews: Whistleblowers, revolving doors, scratching backs; filmmaker biography, resource guide.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CT6 D0106739 VideoDVD
Credits:Narrator, Richard Dreyfuss ; editor, Drew Kilcoin ; directors of photography, Ralph Madison ... [et al.].
System Details:DVD, NTSC, widescreen (enhanced).
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Richard Dreyfuss.