CinemaOSMovie · 2023 · 0h 52m

Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

The game you know. The story you don't.

69%(11)IMDbDocumentary

America’s favorite board game, Monopoly, is a love letter to unbridled capitalism and the impulses that make our free-market society tick. Contrary to the folksy legend spread by Parker Brothers, Monopoly’s origin involves a radical feminist and a community of Quakers in Atlantic City. If not for the determination of an economics professor and impassioned anti-monopolist, the real story behind the creation of the game might never have come to light.

Directed byStephen Ives

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Released
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0h 52m
Language
EN
Released
February 20, 2023
Studios
Insignia Films

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RUTHLESS: MONOPOLY'S SECRET HISTORY | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS | Trailer

RUTHLESS: MONOPOLY'S SECRET HISTORY | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS | Trailer

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Stephen Ives
Stephen Ives
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Stephen Ives
Stephen Ives
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Amanda Pollak
Stephen Ives
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