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In 1929 the world was launched into the darkest time in modern economic history: The Great Depression. That same year, Ernest Hemingway wrote: "The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places." "When the World Breaks" is a film about creativity and survival during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with striking parallels to current times. Depression-era life and art come alive with rare film clips and personal stories from survivors like Ray Bradbury, Jerry Stiller, Buzz Aldrin and Phyllis Diller to take us beyond the bread lines and dust bowls into a vibrant cinematic portrait of this formative decade in American history.
Original Release
01/01/2010
US Release
01/01/2010
Cast
Name | Character |
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Buzz Aldrin | Self |
Andrew Alozie | |
Kaine Alozie | |
Richard Anderson | Self |
Willie Barrow | Self |
Jerry Beck | |
Heather Becker | Self |
James Bedoian | |
Robert S. Birchard | Self |
Timuel Black | Self |
Directors
Writers
Hans Fjellestad, Joe Mundo, Jason Sallee
Cast
Name | Character |
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Buzz Aldrin | Self |
Andrew Alozie | |
Kaine Alozie | |
Richard Anderson | Self |
Willie Barrow | Self |
Jerry Beck | |
Heather Becker | Self |
James Bedoian | |
Robert S. Birchard | Self |
Timuel Black | Self |
Heather Boushey | Self |
Robert F. Boyle | Self |
Ray Bradbury | Self |
Christopher Burns | Self |
Luis Cancel | |
Phyllis Diller | Self |
Paul Dooley | Self |
Hugh Downs | Self |
John Drummond | Self |
Fyvush Finkel | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nicholas D. McKay Sr. | Executive Producer |
Donald D. Meyers | Executive Producer |
Joe Mundo | Producer |
Jason Sallee | Producer |