The American ruling class
Subtitle: a dramatic-documentary-musical
By: Maitland Primrose ; the Press & the Public Project present ; written by Lewis Lapham ; produced by Libby Handros ; directed by John Kirby
Contributors: Naqvi, Qasim; Burwell, Caton; Cantagallo, Paul; Silver-Greenberg, Jessica; Witherspoon, Hollis; Press and the Public Project; Maitland Primrose Film Distribution; Bullfrog Films
Edition: Standard format.
Series: ECO 204 (NU course); ECO 304 (NU course); POL 340 (NU course); SOC 375 (NU course); SOC 540 (NU course)
Publisher: Bullfrog Films
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oley, PA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9781594587030
Subjects: Elite (Social sciences); Power (Social sciences); Drama; Upper class; Politics and government
Description: Is there an American ruling class, and if so, how do you join? Two hapless Yale grads embark on a star-studded journey of meetings with America's establishment to unearth some uncomfortable answers and find out the truth about what the future really holds for them. A dramatic, musical, documentary satire on class in America that attempts to answer the question "Who rules America?"
Notes: Originally produced in 2005; additional material, c2007.

"The film that you're about to see sometimes makes fictitious use of actual people and places"--Opening screens.

Container insert includes a statement from Lewis Lapham.

Special features: "classroom version" (bleeped); optional audio commentary by Kirby & Handros.

Director of photography, Mark Benjamin ; edited by Leah O'Donnell and John Kirby ; original score by Qasim Ali Naqvi ; musical numbers written & performed by Lucas Johnson-Yahraus and The What.

Caton Burwell, Paul Cantagallo, Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Hollis Witherspoon.

Introduced by Lewis Lapham.

Filmed at Yale University and in New York.

DVD, NTSC.

Includes public performance rights.

In English; closed-captioned.