The American Ruling Class

John Kirby

Lewis Lapham
John Kirby
Libby Handros

[Cast Group]
Actor: Lewis Lapham | Character: Self - Introduced by
Actor: Caton Burwell | Character: Jack Bellamy
Actor: Paul Cantagallo | Character: Mike Vanzetti
Actor: Jessica Silver-Greenberg | Character: Taylor Meade
Actor: Hollis Witherspoon | Character: Emily Gann
Actor: Keith Witty | Character: Garden Party Jazz Band
Actor: Steve Blum | Character: Garden Party Jazz Band
Actor: Sam Hoyt | Character: Garden Party Jazz Band
Actor: Catherine Mathis | Character: Self
Actor: Caroline Camougis | Character: Self
Actor: Kevin Wilson | Character: Chef at the Pierre
Actor: Kathleen Landis | Character: Diner
Actor: Eileen Eichenstein | Character: Diner
Actor: Susan Tsao | Character: Diner
Actor: David Robinson | Character: Bartender at pier 63
Actor: Lucas Johnson-Yahraus | Character: Kitchen Worker
Actor: Max Wolf | Character: Kitchen Worker
Actor: Jonas Oppenheim | Character: Kitchen Worker
Actor: Michael Rainin | Character: Harmonica Player
Actor: Preston Fulwood | Character: Keyboardist
Actor: Melody Ruby | Character: Gail
Actor: Marie Nelson | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Joan C. Sooknaran | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Cherece Dickens | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Gloria Curiel | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Edgar Bonilla | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Dario Mejia | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Hsijae Marsic | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Tereza Guraj | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Yoko Zyan | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Jean Marie Lalama | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Stephanie Shade | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Moe Mustafa | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Colin McKinnon | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Colin Whitfield | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Wilson Burdez | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Luis Romero | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Robert Wakile | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Pat D'Antonio | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Paolo Re | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Billy Kitsados | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Kim Crawley | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Maura Kehoe | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Mary Bauchoux | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: R. Ackerman | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Al Skorupa | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Jeff E. Schwartz | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: John Hansen | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Paulette Benz | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Christina Benz | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: George Ruiz | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Christina De Los Reyes | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Eddie Arjento | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: George King | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Bhagmattie Ljobin | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Robert Lintner | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Mercedes Ruiz | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Augie Wilson | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Julie Rose | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Ciscilyn Harriet | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Ruby Kahn | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed
Actor: Emma Rose Kirby | Character: Worker Being Nickel and Dimed, The Lamb
Actor: Enrique Lopez | Character: Mike Medavoy's Butler
Actor: Geroge Guilia | Character: Mike Vanzetti's Limo Driver
Actor: The Whiffenpoofs | Character: Acappella Group
Actor: Dave Solomont | Character: Trolley Driver
Actor: Jennifer Ashworth | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Natasha Ashworth | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Jacqueline Billings | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Richard Bond | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Cecily Christian | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Linda Cosgrove | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Thomas B. Cosgrove | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Christina Crawford | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Molina Derek | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Avinash Dubin | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Michaela Duffy | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Adelbert Entremont | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Mercedes Gumuchian | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Michael Harrington | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Robert Hines | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Sarah Lee | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Kristina Parnell-Keer | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Imma Messeroux | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Meaghan Moulton | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Alex Stroshane | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Sin Wai Stroshane | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Sam Trussel | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Rehana Vaidya | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Melissa Watson | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Robert Wilson | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Shira Wohlberg | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Chinyan Wong | Character: Trolley Passenger
Actor: Dorothy Price Hill | Character: Pentagon Press Corp
Actor: Nancy Pearson | Character: Pentagon Press Corp
Actor: James Van Raalte | Character: Pentagon Press Corp
Actor: Thomas Farrell | Character: Pentagon Press Corp
Actor: Wendye Hearsh | Character: Pentagon Press Corp
Actor: Jerry Goodwin | Character: Pentagon Press Corp
Actor: Sheila Steffen | Character: Pentagon Press Corp
Actor: John Bradly | Character: Pentagon Press Corp
Actor: John Doswell | Character: The Lion
Actor: Ryan Rissotto | Character: Banker Party
Actor: Sam Hall | Character: Banker Party
Actor: Alex Rosenfeld | Character: Banker Party
Actor: Bryan McArdle | Character: Banker Party
Actor: Lindsay Brillson | Character: Banker Party
Actor: Taylor Smith | Character: Banker Party
Actor: David Schmierer | Character: Banker Party
Actor: Stephanie Schlosser | Character: Banker Party
Actor: Olivia Recanelli | Character: Banker Party
Actor: Jeralyn Gerisa | Character: Banker Party
Actor: Basak Yeltekin | Character: Banker Party
Actor: Hannah Sutton | Character: Banker Party
Actor: Caroline Burwell | Character: HR Assistant
Actor: Steve Bussen | Character: Goldman Sachs Associate
Actor: Qasim Naqvi | Character: Goldman Sachs Associate
Actor: Lydia Davidson Whitcomb | Character: Goldman Sachs Associate
Actor: Erich Strum | Character: Goldman Sachs Associate
Actor: Moar Tejeiro | Character: Goldman Sachs Associate
Actor: Jae Song | Character: Goldman Sachs Associate
Actor: Azealia Banks | Character: Empire Falls Singer and Dancer
Actor: Sydney Fishman | Character: Empire Falls Singer and Dancer
Actor: Christina Franklin | Character: Empire Falls Singer and Dancer
Actor: Norman Franklin | Character: Empire Falls Singer and Dancer
Actor: Aaron Jacobs | Character: Empire Falls Singer and Dancer
Actor: Nancy Lan | Character: Empire Falls Singer and Dancer
Actor: Jarena Lee | Character: Empire Falls Singer and Dancer
Actor: Joe Lerangis | Character: Empire Falls Singer and Dancer
Actor: Sam Levin | Character: Empire Falls Singer and Dancer
Actor: Billy Rayner | Character: Empire Falls Singer and Dancer
Actor: Anthony Sanchez | Character: Empire Falls Singer and Dancer
Actor: Casey Wenger-Schulman | Character: Empire Falls Singer and Dancer
Actor: Robert Altman | Character: Self
Actor: James A. Baker | Character: Self - Frm. Secretary of State
Actor: Bill Bradley | Character: Self - Former U.S. Senator
Actor: Harold Brown | Character: Self - Fmr. Sec. of Defense
Actor: Hodding Carter III | Character: Self - Fmr. State Dept. Spokesman
Actor: William T. Coleman Jr. | Character: Self - Fmr. Sec. of Commerce
Actor: Walter Cronkite | Character: Self - Fmr. CBS News Anchorman
Actor: Barbara Ehrenreich | Character: Self - Journalist
Actor: Vartan Gregorian | Character: Self - President Carnegie Corporation
Actor: Doug Henwood | Character: Self - Economic Essayist
Actor: Mike Medavoy | Character: Self
Actor: Joseph Nye Jr. | Character: Self - Fmr. Acting Sec. of Def.
Actor: John Perkins | Character: Self - 'The Economic Hitman'
Actor: Pete Seeger | Character: Self - Folksinger
Actor: Arthur Sulzberger | Character: Self - Chairman, New York Times Company
Actor: Lawrence Summers | Character: Self
Actor: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | Character: Self - Novelist
Actor: Howard Zinn | Character: Self - U.S. Historian

[Directors Group]
Name: John Kirby | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Lewis Lapham | Role: Writer
Name: John Kirby | Role: Writer
Name: Libby Handros | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Stanley F. Buchthal | Role: Producer
Name: Caroline Camougis | Role: Producer
Name: Nick Fraser | Role: Producer
Name: Julie Goldman | Role: Producer
Name: Libby Handros | Role: Producer
Name: Chris Hilton | Role: Producer
Name: Krysanne Katsoolis | Role: Producer
Name: Paula Silver | Role: Producer
Name: Jaclyn Stemple | Role: Producer
Name: Caroline Stevens | Role: Producer
Name: Erich Sturm | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Qasim Naqvi | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Mark Benjamin | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: John Kirby | Role: Editor
Name: Leah O'Donnell | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: Dominick Barbera | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alan Barker | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mike Boyle | Role: Sound Department
Name: Fred Burnham | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christof Gebert | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Hocs | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roger Phenix | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dave Presta | Role: Sound Department
Name: Scott Szabo | Role: Sound Department
Name: William Tzouris | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Josh Glaser | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jaclyn Stemple | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: James Adolphus | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael F. Barrow | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wayne Forster | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christopher B. Green | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Lopez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Donald McIntosh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jae Song | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Jaclyn Stemple | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Erich Sturm | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Jill Jaffe | Role: Music Department
Name: Lucas Johnson-Yahraus | Role: Music Department
Name: Justin Kagan | Role: Music Department
Name: Kathleen Landis | Role: Music Department
Name: Eddie Layton | Role: Music Department
Name: Nancy McAlhany | Role: Music Department
Name: Andy Stein | Role: Music Department
Name: Indigo Street | Role: Music Department
Name: The What | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Eileen Eichenstein | Role: Production Department
Name: Ann Gollin | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Elizabeth Algieri | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark J. Casey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: René Crout | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sam Cullman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elizabeth Deter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Hardmon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jesse Hubbell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charlie Lew | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eric Rivas Quiroga | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dustin Ready | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Philip A. Reilly | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Benjamin Rosen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kasia Ruszkowska | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ann G. Somogye | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Kevin Dearinger | Role: Thanks
Name: Jerry Goodwin | Role: Thanks
Name: Robert Hackney | Role: Thanks
Name: Alan Levin | Role: Thanks
Name: Penelope Reed | Role: Thanks
Name: Ned Schnurman | Role: Thanks

The American Ruling Class: Back To School | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1001964569/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1001964569/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677294768927.mp4?Expires=1788459079&Signature=OsIcjLmHD4bsmriRKP29BKxbUBkLF9GaizXGLdJKmoGMoFnL~9rFACJ0x1ZhQ-35r~0GukYjn2p7RG5V74xFZij5e4gmwn5H92RmPlFywSRcbCuhrD1dpYEjMCoc-3-WQRaZ6POoQoJ9kyDgBaMi3Rtgwe9FK83AZAsDSk96rjIy4GN51L2aXoMBXMHdWdvhwZ1o5HxvaYmYliFVfi0~W8B5YFAvtq23ur3R3nJzwEurz~Jk1-sJguHrDIEJ5zI4s05f0D6gkQ8b~QkCyoVl3z2AS6vWeysiPShvkQtwAibmPUfdbsu~GS0utgVbUVvxIDNL7KwH0CgVJ5SNiiYscg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

United States: April 26, 2005 (Tribeca Film Festival)
United States: March 1, 2007
Sweden: August 13, 2026 (internet)

Winner | 2005 | Tribeca Film Festival | Special Mention | NY, NY Documentary Feature | John Kirby, The American Ruling Class
Nominee | 2005 | Tribeca Film Festival | Jury Award | Best NY, NY Documentary Feature | John Kirby, The American Ruling Class

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