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Down and Out in America is a 1986 Oscar-winning documentary film directed by Academy Award winner Lee Grant. It is a critique of Reaganomics and exploration of poverty in the United States. It won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, tying with Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got.
Original Release
12/01/1986
US Release
12/01/1986
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeff Farmer | Self - AFL-CIO, MN |
Bob Hanson | Self - Farmer, MN |
Robert Hayes | Self - National Director, Coalition for the Homeless |
Ted Hayes | Self |
Ann Kanten | Self - Asst. Commissioner of Agriculture, MN |
Bob Killeen | Self - UAW, MN |
Jim Langman | Self |
Nancy Minte | Self - Attorney, Inner City Law Center, LA |
Tom Styron | Self - Volunteer, Coalition for the Homeless |
Lee Grant | Narrator |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeff Farmer | Self - AFL-CIO, MN |
Bob Hanson | Self - Farmer, MN |
Robert Hayes | Self - National Director, Coalition for the Homeless |
Ted Hayes | Self |
Ann Kanten | Self - Asst. Commissioner of Agriculture, MN |
Bob Killeen | Self - UAW, MN |
Jim Langman | Self |
Nancy Minte | Self - Attorney, Inner City Law Center, LA |
Tom Styron | Self - Volunteer, Coalition for the Homeless |
Lee Grant | Narrator |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Carol Cuddy | Producer |
Joseph Feury | Producer |
Milton Justice | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1987 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Won |