The American Ruling Class

The American Ruling Class

2005 1h 25mDir. John Kirby
4.9/ 10
Documentary

Overview

This inventive, mildly fictionalized documentary follows noted editor Lewis Lapham as he introduces two Ivy League graduates to America's elite in an effort to examine the role of class and moneyed privilege in American democracy. With stops at the Pentagon, posh Manhattan parties and more, Lapham encounters luminaries -- including James Baker III and Walter Cronkite -- who each share their perspectives on America's ruling class.

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Lewis Lapham

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Bill Bradley

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