Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

Directed by

Philippe Mora

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary uses newsreels and film clips to show what life was like in the United States during the Great Depression. It focuses on the struggles of ordinary people and the major events of that time.

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What happens

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? is a 1975 documentary film directed by Philippe Mora, consisting largely of newsreel footage and contemporary film clips to portray the era of the Great Depression. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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