The Poison Squad
The American people had no idea what they were eating.
2020 | 120m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | John Maggio |
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| Writer: | John Maggio, Deborah Blum |
| Staring: |
| The story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley who, determined to banish dangerous substances from dinner tables, took on the powerful food manufacturers and their allies. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 28, 2020 |
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| Director: | John Maggio |
| Writer: | John Maggio, Deborah Blum |
| Genres: | Crime, Documentary |
| Keywords | food industry, bad food, social scandal, observational documentary, legal scandal, toxic substance, food manufacturing plant, fighting the system, alimentation, crime documentary |
| Production Companies | PBS American Experience |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Corey Stoll | Narrator (voice) |
| Name | Job |
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| John Maggio | Director, Writer |
| Deborah Blum | Book, Production Consultant |
| Name | Title |
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| John Maggio | Producer |
| Tom Denison | Producer |
| Dorin Razam-Grunfeld | Producer |
| Pavel Muller | Producer |
| Susan Bellows | Producer |
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