Algren
Original title: Algren
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OVIDSynopsis
Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrated writers of the twentieth century, Nelson Algren. Algren's brutally honest portrayal of the American underclass and his hard-nosed lifestyle became his pathway to compassion. Through interviews with Algren contemporaries, experts, and "literary soulmates," as well as through the photography of Algren's friends, Art Shay and Stephen Deutch, the film will tell his story. It will celebrate his tremendous contribution to and influence on American letters, and push Algren, champion of the marginalized, out from the margins.
Algren cast
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Nelson Algren
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Russell Banks
Character:
Self
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Billy Corgan
Character:
Self
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Andrew Davis
Character:
Self
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William Friedkin
Character:
Self
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Philip Kaufman
Character:
Self
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Wayne Kramer
Character:
Self
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John Sayles
Character:
Self
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Suzanne McNear
Character:
Self
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Stephen Elliott
Character:
Self
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Studs Terkel
Character:
Self
