Film
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
2023 · 52m · Documentary
The game you know. The story you don't.
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- 7.3
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Overview
America’s favorite board game, Monopoly, is a love letter to unbridled capitalism and the impulses that make our free-market society tick. Contrary to the folksy legend spread by Parker Brothers, Monopoly’s origin involves a radical feminist and a community of Quakers in Atlantic City. If not for the determination of an economics professor and impassioned anti-monopolist, the real story behind the creation of the game might never have come to light.
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Crew
- Stephen IvesProducer · Writer · Director
- Amanda PollakProducer
- Susan BellowsProducer
- Cameo GeorgeExecutive Producer
- Andrew L. YoungDirector of Photography
- Josh MelrodEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 20, 2023
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary
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