| Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy. His offer of high wages in exchange for hard work attracted workers to Detroit, but it began to come apart when Ford hired a private police force to speed up production and spy on employees. After the depression hit in 1929, these workers faced a new, grim reality as unemployment skyrocketed. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1993 |
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| Director: | Jon Else |
| Writer: | Steve Fayer, Jon Else |
| Genres: | Documentary |
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| Production Companies | Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Blackside |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joe Morton | Narrator |
| Paul Boatin | Self |
| Sally Booth | Self |
| Stella Brown | Self |
| Ford Bryan | Self |
| Henry Ford | Self |
| Doug Fraser | Self |
| Herbert Hoover | Self |
| Gore Vidal | Self |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Christopher Hall | Camera Operator |
| Sara Chin | Sound Recordist |
| Robert Shepard | Additional Camera |
| Joe Vitagliano | Additional Camera |
| Brett Wiley | Camera Operator |
| Steve Fayer | Writer |
| Michael Dick | Production Manager |
| Felipe Borrero | Sound Recordist |
| Ray Palagy | Sound Editor |
| Fred Neilsen | Assistant Camera |
| Joe Boekelheide | Sound Effects Designer |
| John Haptas | Sound Recordist |
| Charles Dixon | Sound Recordist |
| Otis W. Bess Jr. | Assistant Camera |
| Kim Chidester | Assistant Camera |
| Michael Chin | Director of Photography |
| Jon Else | Writer, Director |
| Brian Keane | Music |
| Lillian Benson | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alison Bassett | Supervising Producer |
| Leslie D. Farrell | Associate Producer |
| Henry Hampton | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Stept | Supervising Producer |
| Terry Kay Rockefeller | Producer |
| Jon Else | Producer |
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