Algren

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Nelson Algren

Self (archive footage)

Age : 72 | Popularity : 18%

Russell Banks

Self

Age : 84 | Popularity : 9%

Billy Corgan

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 19%

Andrew Davis

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 36%

William Friedkin

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 80%

Philip Kaufman

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 29%

Wayne Kramer

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

John Sayles

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 32%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Michael Caplan Nelson Algren Drew Hall
Editing	Editor	Drew Hall
Directing	Director	Michael Caplan
Sound	Music	Wayne Kramer
Camera	Director of Photography	Peter Biagi
Department	Role	Name

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