The American Ruling Class

Directed by John Kirby
2005    85m    G
Comedy, Documentary,
6.874%
In a groundbreaking blend of drama and documentary, "The American Ruling Class" follows two Ivy League grads as they navigate the elite's power structures. As they grapple with ambition vs. morality, they must choose between shaping the future or saving 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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