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Nelson Algren Live

Nelson Algren Live

2016Movie⏱️ 1h 17m
Documentary
6.2
IMDB Rating
18 votes

Willem Dafoe stars in NELSON ALGREN LIVE, a performance documentary of some of Nelson Algren's greatest works set against his personal history and the history of the marginalized people of post-war Chicago.

Director
Oscar Bucher
Writers
Nelson Algren, Barry Gifford, Dan Simon
Stars
Russell Banks, Willem Dafoe, Don DeLillo
Release Date
June 4, 2016
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Russell Banks
as Self - Narrator
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
as Self - Role1
Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo
as Self - Max
Barry Gifford
Barry Gifford
as Self - Nelson Algren
Rick Kogan
Rick Kogan
as Self - Studs Terkel
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Martha Lavey
as Self - Simone de Beauvoir
Randall Newsome
Randall Newsome
as Self - Doc
Kathy Scambiatterra
Kathy Scambiatterra
as Self - Rose
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Dan Simon
as Self - 'Shag' Donohue

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color

🏷️ Keywords

theater

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

Nelson Algren Lives.
by Carlos_M_Sandoval2017-01-08
10/10

"Fascinating piece. A great journey through the guts of America, Nelson Algren's America. Poetry comes crushing down the silence via the voices of some of the great living writers of our time: Barry Gifford, a unique voice in American word sculpting along with a true giant, Willem Dafoe. A great place to start to dig into the life of on of the most underrated American authors; Nelson Algren Live is a true labor of love and a great way of celebrating the memory of a man who was not against sentimentality. Director Oscar Bucher steps right in striking all the right notes and hovers above the..."

📖 Synopsis

Willem Dafoe stars in NELSON ALGREN LIVE, a performance documentary of some of Nelson Algren's greatest works set against his personal history and the history of the marginalized people of post-war Chicago.