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The One Percent (2006)

The One Percent (2006)

NR 77 minutes EN Documentary
Jamie Johnson takes the exploration of wealth that he began in Born Rich one step further. The One Percent, refers to the tiny percentage of Americans who control nearly half the wealth of the U.S. Johnson's thesis is that this wealth in the hands of so few people is a danger to our very way of life.
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Production companies: HBO Documentary Films
Production countries: United States of America

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