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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

20056.21h 38m

Overview

This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values.

Directed by Robert Greenwald
Produced by Robert Greenwald, Jim Gilliam, Devin Smith
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Top Cast

Lee Scott

Lee Scott

Himself - President & CEO of Wal-Mart (archive footage)

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Don Hunter

Himself - H&H Hardware Owner

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Jon Hunter

Himself - Son of Don Hunter

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Jeremy Hunter

Himself - Son of Jon Hunter

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Matt Hunter

Himself - Son of Jon Hunter

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Johnny Faenza

Himself - H&H Hardware Employee

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Frank Mormino

Himself - Owner of Middlefield Tire

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John Bruening

Himself - Owner of Geauga Vision (as Dr. John Bruening)

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Tom Glassburner

Himself - H&H Hardware Employee

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Weldon Nicholson

Himself - Wal-Mart Store Manager Trainer

Themes & Keywords

capitalismdepartment storeprotestcommunitymiddle classbusinessbig businessretail tradeconsumerismeconomicscorporationwalmart

About Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price is a documentary film released in 2005 exploring themes of capitalism, department store, protest, community, middle class, business. Directed by Robert Greenwald, it stars Lee Scott, Don Hunter, Jon Hunter. This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values.

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