American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs

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Released Apr 27, 2018

1h 37m

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Eugene V. Debs was a founding member of the Socialist Party of America.

Steven Prokopy

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The movie has a raw feel to it and isn't the most polished doc I've seen lately, but that seems to fit the scrappy, no frills subject.

Jun 2, 2020

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Raquel Stecher

Quelle Movies

offers a look at the socialist movement... through the lens of Debs' life.

Aug 24, 2018

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Louis Proyect

Counterpunch.org

A timely documentary for the period we are living in now: a new gilded age.

Apr 30, 2018

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Yale Strom

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Amy Madigan

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Elizabeth Schwartz

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Yale Strom

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Yale Strom

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Elizabeth Schwartz

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Eugene V. Debs was a founding member of the Socialist Party of America.

Director: Yale Strom
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Schwartz, Yale Strom
Distributor: First Run
Production Co: BlackStream Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 5, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.0K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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