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  • Algren (2014)
  • 86 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Algren (2014)
86 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Charts the rise and fall of Nelson Algren, a writer whose transgressions, compassion and thirst for justice pushed him to become a champion of America's underclass and one of the 20th century's most consequential literary voices.
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Michael Caplan (story) | Drew Hall (story)
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Updated Oct 14, 2014

Release date
2021 (United States)

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24 cast members
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Nelson Algren
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Cheryl Graeff
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David Pasquesi
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Studs Terkel
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