Down and Out in America

Down and Out in America (1986)

The origins of homelessness.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1986-12-01
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 6 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 57min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: HBO
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Lee Grant
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Summary

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.

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  • Lee Grant

    as Narrator (voice)
Production Milton Justice Producer
Production Joseph Feury Producer
Sound Tom Manoff Original Music Composer
Editing Milton Moses Ginsberg Editor
Sound Maryte Kavaliauskas Sound
Camera Tom Hurwitz Director of Photography
Production Carol Cuddy Associate Producer
Production Joseph Feury Production Manager
Crew Robert Warmflash Post Production Supervisor
Sound Richard Goldberg Sound Effects Editor
Directing Lee Grant Director
Directing Joseph Feury First Assistant Director
Camera Bill Megalos Additional Camera
Sound Petur Hliddal Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Production Prudence Glass Researcher
Editing Dean Wetherell Associate Editor
Production Prudence Glass Development Producer
Camera Catherine Shields Assistant Camera
Sound Mathew Price Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Camera Eric Swanek Assistant Camera
Sound Jonathan Mann Music Producer
Camera Paul Goldsmith Additional Camera

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