Algren (2021)
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.
Director: Michael Caplan
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Nelson Algren as Self (archive footage) |
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Russell Banks as Self |
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Billy Corgan as Self |
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Andrew Davis as Self |
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William Friedkin as Self |
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Philip Kaufman as Self |
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Wayne Kramer as Self |
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John Sayles as Self |
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Suzanne McNear as Self |
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Stephen Elliott as Self |
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Studs Terkel as Self |
| Camera | Peter Biagi | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Michael Caplan | Director |
| Writing | Michael Caplan | Writer |
| Writing | Drew Hall | Writer |
| Sound | Wayne Kramer | Music |
| Editing | Drew Hall | Editor |
| Writing | Nelson Algren | Writer |
