Alice Walker, Daniel Berrigan, Daniel Ellsberg

Matt Damon narrates this biographical portrait of leading American historian, teacher and dissident Howard Zinn. Using historical footage and contemporary interviews, the controversial author of 'A Pe...( read more  read more... )ople's History of the United States' is revealed to be a warm humanist and one of the most inspiring thinkers of our time -- a man about whom Noam Chomsky said, "it is no exaggeration to say that he has changed the consciousness of a generation."

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Unrated, 1 hr. 18 min.

Directed by: Deb Ellis, Denis Mueller

Release Date: July 23, 2004

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DVD Release Date: May 24, 2005

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  • March 26, 2009
    What a remarkable man....well worth seeing!
  • March 21, 2008
    Didn't care for this movie...
  • March 16, 2008
    I just finished reading "A People's History of the United States", and saw this was a Watch It Now feature, so thought I'd give it a whirl. Like most documentaries about complex people and issues, this is really more of a jumping-off point for those interested in learning more a...( read more)bout Zinn and his work. I'm guessing for those already familiar with Zinn it probably covers a lot of the same ground one already knows. I'm right in the middle, so this has sparked more interest in reading more of his books. If nothing else, he's an engaging speaker and interviewee, so it's worth it just to hear him outside of the written page.
  • January 17, 2008
    Ellis and Mueller's profile of the political awakening of the U.S's greatest historian manages to both inform and inspire.
  • November 2, 2007
    An interesting man. A man of the people. Principled, if radical and a little fun-loving about it.
  • October 12, 2007
    The life of Howard Zinn and his accomplishments.
  • June 26, 2007
    If you don't know Howard you don't know Sh#t! A great primer on Zinn.
  • June 12, 2007
    I am not real sure about this one, but I will watch it and let you know.
  • May 19, 2007
    Havent watche this one yet but would love to do so soon!!lsounds interesting.
  • January 27, 2007
    This story, his short political biography, inspires me to be more active in my life. I used to be a history major, but now out of college, I have not studied it at all. Feels like losing a part of my soul, or dystrophy of muscle; hopefully I can get it back by reading more and li...( read more)stening to great persons like him.

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