Algren

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Algren (2021)

Directed by Michael Caplan

Documentary · 1h 25m

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.

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Cast

Nelson Algren Self (archive footage) Russell Banks Self Billy Corgan Self Andrew Davis Self William Friedkin Self Philip Kaufman Self Wayne Kramer Self John Sayles Self
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Suzanne McNear Self Stephen Elliott Self Studs Terkel Self

Crew

Director
Michael Caplan
Writer
Drew Hall, Nelson Algren, Michael Caplan
Director of Photography
Peter Biagi
Editor
Drew Hall

Details

Release date
2021-10-21
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
Montrose Pictures