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Down and Out in America

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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.

DirectorLee Grant
ProducersJoseph Feury·Milton Justice

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Cast · Directed by Lee Grant

LGLee Grant
Lee Grant
Narrator (voice)

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