Release Date

21 Oct, 2021

Runtime

01:25: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Algren

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Actors

Nelson Algren

Russell Banks

Billy Corgan

Andrew Davis

William Friedkin

Philip Kaufman

Wayne Kramer

John Sayles

Suzanne McNear

Stephen Elliott

Studs Terkel

Crew

Peter Biagi

Drew Hall

Wayne Kramer

Nelson Algren

Drew Hall

Michael Caplan

Michael Caplan