Algren
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.
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27 people
Nelson Algren
Self (archive footage)
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Russell Banks
Self
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Michael Caplan
Nicole Bernardi-Reis
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Billy Corgan
Self
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Peter Biagi
Andrew Davis
Self
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Drew Hall
Valerie Petrusson
William Friedkin
Self
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Art Shay
Philip Kaufman
Self
Michael Caplan Director · Nelson Algren Writer Drew Hall Writer
United States release October 21, 2021 · Produced in United States
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Montrose Pictures
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United States
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English
Release dates
United States · October 14, 2014
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
United States · October 21, 2021
Theatrical
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