The American Ruling Class (2005)

Director:

John Kirby

Writer:

Lewis Lapham (written by)

Release Date:

1 March 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Tagline:

America Rules the World! But Who Rules America?

Plot:

In this first of its kind "dramatic-documentary-musical", Lewis Lapham takes two young Ivy-League graduates on a tour of the corridors of power. The novice careerists must decide: should they seek to rule the world, or to save it? |

Plot Keywords:

Elite | Politics | Economics | American Ruling Class | Career Guidance

Cast

Robert Altman	...	Himself
James Baker III	...	Himself - Frm. Secretary of State
Bill Bradley	...	Fmr. U.S. Senator
Harold Brown	...	Himself - Fmr. Sec. of Defense
Caton Burwell	...	Jack Bellamy
Paul Cantagallo	...	Mike Vanzetti
Hodding Carter III	...	Himself - Fmr. State Dept. Spokesman
William T. Coleman	...	Himself - Fmr. Sec. of Commerce
Walter Cronkite	...	Himself - Fmr. CBS News Anchorman
Barbara Ehrenreich	...	Herself - Journalist
Vartan Gregorian	...	Himself - President Carnegie Corporation
Doug Henwood	...	Himself - economic essayist
Lewis Lapham	...	Himself - Fmr. editor Harper's Magazine
Mike Medavoy	...	Himself
Joseph S. Nye	...	Fmr. Acting Sec. of Def.
John Perkins	...	Himself - 'The Economic Hitman'
Michael Rainin	...	Blues Harmonica Player
Pete Seeger	...	Himself - Folksinger
Jessica Silver-Greenberg	...	Taylor Meade
Arthur Sulzberger	...	Himself - Chairman, New York Times Company
Lawrence H. Summers	...	Fmr. Pres. - Harvard U. - Cheif Econ. - World Bank
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.	...	Himself - Novelist
Hollis Witherspoon	...	Emily Gann
Howard Zinn	...	Himself - U.S. Historian

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Quotes:

Mike Vanzetti: So as chairman and publisher, how do you balance all these competing interests you've got - the family, the trust, the newsroom, the audience, the advertiser?
Himself - Chairman, New York Times Company: The stock market?
Mike Vanzetti: Thank you.
Himself - Chairman, New York Times Company: We worry a little bit about our earnings and our stock prices. Once every quarter, the executive editor, in this case, Bill Keller, gets into the ring and the CEO, Russ Lewis at the moment but soon Janet Robinson, and they duel it out. They just have a fistfight...

American Ruling Class - I loved it!!

You must see American Ruling Class. Kids applying to college,college students and parents don't miss American Ruling Class. Kids about to graduate from college wondering about the job market- don't miss it. Lewis Lapham is sensational- his friends fantastic. Please see this movie- I have seen it three times!! High schools should show this film to their students! Guidance counselors and teachers should watch this film. This film is a must see for kids entering the finance power track too. I wonder if they will do American Ruling Class part 2? By the way students applying to schools or entering the finance world from overseas should not miss this film- quite an education for them too. Absolutely entertaining!!!