Algren (2014)
86 min
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.
- Release date
- October 21, 2021
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Russell Banks as Self
- Billy Corgan as Self
- Andrew Davis as Self
- Denise DeClue as Self
- Stephen Elliott as Self
- William Friedkin as Self
- Bruce Jay Friedman as Self
- Barry Gifford as Self
- Cheryl Graeff
Crew
- Nelson Algren · Archive footage
- Michael Caplan · Director
- Michael Caplan · Writer
- Drew Hall · Writer
- Michael Caplan · Producer
- Gail Sonnenfeld · Producer
- Wayne Kramer · Composer
- Peter Biagi · Cinematographer
- Tobias Datum · Cinematographer
- Clark Jackson · Cinematographer
- Chris Peppey · Cinematographer
- Drew Hall · Editor