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

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