The American Ruling Class (2005)

movie · 85 min · 6.8/10 · All ages

Streaming in Sweden on Prime Video.

This inventive, mildly fictionalized documentary follows noted editor Lewis Lapham as he introduces two Ivy League graduates to America's elite in an effort to examine the role of class and moneyed privilege in American democracy. With stops at the Pentagon, posh Manhattan parties and more, Lapham encounters luminaries -- including James Baker III and Walter Cronkite -- who each share their perspectives on America's ruling class.

Starring Lewis Lapham, Bill Bradley.

Documentary

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