The one percent : a film /

This documentary focuses on the growing "wealth gap" in America, as seen through the eyes of filmmaker Jamie Johnson, a 27-year-old heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune. Born rich, he sets his sights on exploring the political, moral and emotional rationale that enables...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Wise and Good Film (Firm), HBO Documentary Films
Other Authors: Johnson, Jamie, 1979-, Kurzon, Nicholas
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:DVD.
Published: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : HBO Documentary Films, [2007]
Subjects:
Online Access:The One Percent home page
HBO Documentary Films
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Summary:This documentary focuses on the growing "wealth gap" in America, as seen through the eyes of filmmaker Jamie Johnson, a 27-year-old heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune. Born rich, he sets his sights on exploring the political, moral and emotional rationale that enables a tiny percentage of Americans -- the one percent -- to control nearly half the wealth of the entire United States.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2006; released in 2007; later aired in 2008 as an HBO Documentary Film.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Production Credits:Directed by Jamie Johnson; produced and written by Jamie Johnson and Nick Kurzon; Nick Kurzon, director of photography.