The One Percent (2006)

Directed by

Jamie Johnson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the growing economic divide in the United States. It focuses on the people at the very top of the wealth scale.

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What happens

The One Percent is a 2006 documentary about the growing wealth gap between the wealthy elite compared to the overall citizenry in the United States. It was created by Jamie Johnson, an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, and produced by Jamie Johnson and Nick Kurzon. The film's title refers to the top one percent of Americans in terms of wealth, who controlled 42.2 percent of total financial wealth in 2004. The film premiered on April 29, 2006, at the Tribeca Film Festival. A revised version of the film incorporating footage shot since the 2006 festival screening premiered on February 21, 2008, on HBO's Cinemax. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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