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Down and Out in America

Down and Out in America

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 1, 1986

Runtime

0h 57m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

65%

Original Title

Down and Out in America

Production Companies

HBO, Joseph Feury Productions, Karmic Release Productions, Hope Runs High Films

Director

Lee Grant

Description

The recession of the 1980s split the country into the haves and have-nots, from family farmers to factory workers and homeless people forced to live in decrepit welfare hotels. On the verge of losing everything, courageous Americans discover the power of community organizing to fight injustice.