Ruthless : Monopoly's secret history
(DVD)
Contributors
Ives, Stephen, film director,
Bellows, Susan, film producer.
Pollak, Amanda, film producer.
Lounds, Dominic, film producer.
Pilon, Mary, commentator.
Bellows, Susan, film producer.
Pollak, Amanda, film producer.
Lounds, Dominic, film producer.
Pilon, Mary, commentator.
Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2023].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
ISBN
9781531715717, 1531715710
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Alachua Branch - Adult Video | DVD 794 RUT 2023 | In |
Tower Road Branch - Adult Video | DVD 794 RUT 2023 | In |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Anspach, Ralph.
Board games -- United States -- History.
Darrow, Charles.
Documentary films.
Harvey, Cyril H. -- (Cyril Hingston), -- 1901-1981.
Harvey, Ruth T. -- (Ruth Thorp), -- 1899-1962.
Historical films.
Hoskins, Ruth E., -- 1904-1986.
Magie, Lizzie, -- 1866-1948.
Monopoly (Game) -- History.
Nonfiction films.
Raiford, Jesse T., -- 1900-1960.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Board games -- United States -- History.
Darrow, Charles.
Documentary films.
Harvey, Cyril H. -- (Cyril Hingston), -- 1901-1981.
Harvey, Ruth T. -- (Ruth Thorp), -- 1899-1962.
Historical films.
Hoskins, Ruth E., -- 1904-1986.
Magie, Lizzie, -- 1866-1948.
Monopoly (Game) -- History.
Nonfiction films.
Raiford, Jesse T., -- 1900-1960.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
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Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2023].
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
ISBN
9781531715717, 1531715710
UPC
841887047463
Notes
General Note
Widescreen.
General Note
Documentary.
General Note
Originally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience.
General Note
Program content: ©2023.
General Note
Running time indicated on container: approximately 60 minutes; program running time: 53 minutes.
General Note
"The game you know. The story you don't"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Andrew L. Young ; composer of original music, Deadre James Allen-Toole ; editor, Josh Melrod ; associate producer, Dominic Lounds ; senior series producer, Susan Bellows ; executive producer, Cameo George.
Participants/Performers
Commentators, Mary Pilon, Tristan Donovan, Patrick Jagoda, Bryant Simon.
Description
For generations, Monopoly has been America's favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and, for better or worse, the impulses that make our free-market society tick. An exhilarating game of no-holds-barred competition and brutal domination of opponents, it's a celebration of greed and accumulation of wealth with only one player standing at the end.
Description
"For generations, Monopoly has been America's favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and, for better or worse, the impulses that make our free-market society tick. But behind the myth of the game's creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing. Contrary to the folksy legend spread by Parker Brothers, Monopoly's secret history is a surprising saga that features a radical feminist [Lizzie Magie], a community of Quakers in Atlantic City [Cyril H. Harvey Sr., Ruth Thorp Harvey, Ruth Hoskins, and Jesse Raiford], America's greatest game company, and an unemployed Depression-era engineer [Charles Darrow]. And the real story behind the creation of the game might never have come to light if it weren't for the determination of an economics professor and impassioned anti-monopolist [Ralph Anspach]. Part detective story, part sharp social commentary and part pop-culture celebration, Ruthless: Monopoly's secret history presents the fascinating true story behind America's favorite game"-- $c Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-PG (parental guidance suggested; this program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children).
Accessibility Note
Optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired (SDH); English audio-description.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Language
In English; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ives, S., Bellows, S., Pollak, A., Lounds, D., Pilon, M., Donovan, T., Jagoda, P., Allen-Toole, D. J., Melrod, J., & George, C. (2023). Ruthless: Monopoly's secret history (Widescreen.). PBS.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen, Ives et al.. 2023. Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History. PBS.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen, Ives et al.. Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History PBS, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ives, Stephen,, et al. Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History Widescreen., PBS, 2023.
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