The American Ruling Class

Directed by John Kirby
G
2005    85mComedy, Documentary,
6.874%
In this first of its kind "dramatic-documentary-musical", Lewis Lapham takes two young Ivy-League graduates on a tour of the corridors of power. The novice careerists must decide: should they seek to rule the world, or to save it?
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Cast of The American Ruling Class
  • Lewis LaphamSelf - Introduced by
  • Caton BurwellJack Bellamy
  • Paul CantagalloMike Vanzetti
  • Jessica Silver-GreenbergTaylor Meade
  • Hollis WitherspoonEmily Gann
  • Keith WittyGarden Party Jazz Band
  • Steve BlumGarden Party Jazz Band
  • Sam HoytGarden Party Jazz Band
  • Catherine MathisSelf
  • Caroline CamougisSelf
  • Kevin WilsonChef at the Pierre
  • Kathleen LandisDiner
  • Eileen EichensteinDiner
  • Susan TsaoDiner
  • David RobinsonBartender at pier 63
  • Lucas Johnson-YahrausKitchen Worker
  • Max WolfKitchen Worker
  • Jonas OppenheimKitchen Worker
  • Michael RaininHarmonica Player
  • Preston FulwoodKeyboardist
  • Melody RubyGail
  • Marie NelsonWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Joan C. SooknaranWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Cherece DickensWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Gloria CurielWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Edgar BonillaWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Dario MejiaWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Hsijae MarsicWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Tereza GurajWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Yoko ZyanWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Jean Marie LalamaWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Stephanie ShadeWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Moe MustafaWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Colin McKinnonWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Colin WhitfieldWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Wilson BurdezWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Luis RomeroWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Robert WakileWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Pat D'AntonioWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Paolo ReWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Billy KitsadosWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Kim CrawleyWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Maura KehoeWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Mary BauchouxWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • R. AckermanWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Al SkorupaWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Jeff E. SchwartzWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • John HansenWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Paulette BenzWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Christina BenzWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • George RuizWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Christina De Los ReyesWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Eddie ArjentoWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • George KingWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Bhagmattie LjobinWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Robert LintnerWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Mercedes RuizWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Augie WilsonWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Julie RoseWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Ciscilyn HarrietWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Ruby KahnWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Emma Rose KirbyWorker Being Nickel and Dimed
  • Enrique LopezMike Medavoy's Butler
  • Geroge GuiliaMike Vanzetti's Limo Driver
  • The WhiffenpoofsAcappella Group
  • Dave SolomontTrolley Driver
  • Jennifer AshworthTrolley Passenger
  • Natasha AshworthTrolley Passenger
  • Jacqueline BillingsTrolley Passenger
  • Richard BondTrolley Passenger
  • Cecily ChristianTrolley Passenger
  • Linda CosgroveTrolley Passenger
  • Thomas B. CosgroveTrolley Passenger
  • Christina CrawfordTrolley Passenger
  • Molina DerekTrolley Passenger
  • Avinash DubinTrolley Passenger
  • Michaela DuffyTrolley Passenger
  • Adelbert EntremontTrolley Passenger
  • Mercedes GumuchianTrolley Passenger
  • Michael HarringtonTrolley Passenger
  • Robert HinesTrolley Passenger
  • Sarah LeeTrolley Passenger
  • Kristina Parnell-KeerTrolley Passenger
  • Imma MesserouxTrolley Passenger
  • Meaghan MoultonTrolley Passenger
  • Alex StroshaneTrolley Passenger
  • Sin Wai StroshaneTrolley Passenger
  • Sam TrusselTrolley Passenger
  • Rehana VaidyaTrolley Passenger
  • Melissa WatsonTrolley Passenger
  • Robert WilsonTrolley Passenger
  • Shira WohlbergTrolley Passenger
  • Chinyan WongTrolley Passenger
  • Dorothy Price HillPentagon Press Corp
  • Nancy PearsonPentagon Press Corp
  • James Van RaaltePentagon Press Corp
  • Thomas FarrellPentagon Press Corp
  • Wendye HearshPentagon Press Corp
  • Jerry GoodwinPentagon Press Corp
  • Sheila SteffenPentagon Press Corp
  • John BradlyPentagon Press Corp
  • John DoswellThe Lion
  • Ryan RissottoBanker Party
  • Sam HallBanker Party
  • Alex RosenfeldBanker Party
  • Bryan McArdleBanker Party
  • Lindsay BrillsonBanker Party
  • Taylor SmithBanker Party
  • David SchmiererBanker Party
  • Stephanie SchlosserBanker Party
  • Olivia RecanelliBanker Party
  • Jeralyn GerisaBanker Party
  • Basak YeltekinBanker Party
  • Hannah SuttonBanker Party
  • Caroline BurwellHR Assistant
  • Steve BussenGoldman Sachs Associate
  • Qasim NaqviGoldman Sachs Associate
  • Lydia Davidson WhitcombGoldman Sachs Associate
  • Erich StrumGoldman Sachs Associate
  • Moar TejeiroGoldman Sachs Associate
  • Jae SongGoldman Sachs Associate
  • Azealia BanksEmpire Falls Singer and Dancer
  • Sydney FishmanEmpire Falls Singer and Dancer
  • Christina FranklinEmpire Falls Singer and Dancer
  • Norman FranklinEmpire Falls Singer and Dancer
  • Aaron JacobsEmpire Falls Singer and Dancer
  • Nancy LanEmpire Falls Singer and Dancer
  • Jarena LeeEmpire Falls Singer and Dancer
  • Joe LerangisEmpire Falls Singer and Dancer
  • Sam LevinEmpire Falls Singer and Dancer
  • Billy RaynerEmpire Falls Singer and Dancer
  • Anthony SanchezEmpire Falls Singer and Dancer
  • Casey Wenger-SchulmanEmpire Falls Singer and Dancer
  • Robert AltmanSelf
  • James Baker IIISelf - Frm. Secretary of State
  • Bill BradleySelf - Former U.S. Senator
  • Harold BrownSelf - Fmr. Sec. of Defense
  • Hodding Carter IIISelf - Fmr. State Dept. Spokesman
  • William T. Coleman Jr.Self - Fmr. Sec. of Commerce
  • Walter CronkiteSelf - Fmr. CBS News Anchorman
  • Barbara EhrenreichSelf - Journalist
  • Vartan GregorianSelf - President Carnegie Corporation
  • Doug HenwoodSelf - Economic Essayist
  • Mike MedavoySelf
  • Joseph S. NyeSelf - Fmr. Acting Sec. of Def.
  • John PerkinsSelf - 'The Economic Hitman'
  • Pete SeegerSelf - Folksinger
  • Arthur SulzbergerSelf - Chairman, New York Times Company
  • Larry SummersSelf
  • Kurt VonnegutSelf - Novelist
  • Howard ZinnSelf - U.S. Historian
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