2006 American film
The One Percent Directed by Jamie Johnson Written by Jamie Johnson Produced by Jamie Johnson Cinematography Nick Kurzon Edited by Matthew Hamachek Music by Robert Miller Production
Wise and Good Films, LLC
Release date
April 29, 2006 (2006-04-29 ) (Tribeca Film Festival) Running time
76 minutes (television)[ 1] Country United States Language English
The One Percent documentary about the growing wealth gap between the wealthy elite compared to the overall citizenry in the United States. It was created by Jamie Johnson , an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, and produced by Jamie Johnson and Nick Kurzon. The film's title refers to the top one percent of Americans in terms of wealth, who controlled 42.2 percent of total financial wealth in 2004.[ 2]
The film premiered on April 29, 2006, at the Tribeca Film Festival .[ 3] [ 4] Cinemax .[ 5] [ 6]
Interviews
The film is 76 minutes long and features interviews with a diverse range of individuals:[ 7] [ 8]
Nicole Buffett – Adopted daughter of Warren Buffett 's son Peter from a previous marriage. Warren disowned her shortly after she appeared on Oprah [ 9] [ 10] [ 5] [ 11]
Chuck Collins – Estate tax proponent, author, and great-grandson of Oscar Mayer Steve Forbes – CEO of Forbes, Inc., former presidential candidate, proponent of a flat tax , and son of Malcolm Forbes Cody Franchetti – Italian baron, and heir to Milliken & Company
Milton Friedman – Economist, and Nobel Laureate: 1976 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences . Friedman abruptly ends the interview after accusing Johnson of advocating socialism.[ 12] Bill Gates Sr. – Father of Microsoft Founder Bill Gates , and opponent of an estate tax repealMichael Hakim – real estate heir and Beverly Hills City Council candidate
James Hughes Jr. – Family wealth advisor
Eddie Bernice Johnson – Former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Gretchen Johnson – Jamie Johnson 's mother
James Johnson – Jamie Johnson 's father
Adnan Khashoggi – International arms merchantClaude R. Kirk Jr. – Former governor of Florida Greg Kushner – Lido Wealth Conference Director
John Lewis – U.S. Representative from Georgia Roy O. Martin – President of the Louisiana -based Martin Lumber Company
Brian McNally – The Johnson family's financial advisor (asset manager)
Dan Miller – Former U.S. Representative from Florida Karl Muth – Investment banking heir
Ralph Nader – Consumer advocate and former presidential candidateLarry Noble – OpenSecrets
Paul Orfalea – Founder of Kinko's Kevin Phillips – Former Republican Party strategistJimmie Price – Taxi driver
Nathaniel P. Reed – Undersecretary of The Interior , from 1967-1973
Robert Reich – Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Greg Schell – Attorney, Migrant Farmer Justice Program
Edward Wolff – Professor of Economics, New York University
See also
References
^ "HBO Schedule: THE ONE PERCENT" . HBO the original on 2008-02-26.^ Domhoff, G. William (February 2013) [2005]. "Power in America: Wealth, Income, and Power" . Who Rules America? Power, Politics, & Social Change . University of California at Santa Cruz . Retrieved 2016-09-19 .^ Holt, Emily (2006-04-27). "Stealth Wealth" . WWD Fairchild Publishing LLC . Retrieved 2016-09-22 . ^ Yabroff, Jennie (2006-05-07). "Money Changes Everything" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-11-30 . ^ a b Goodman, Leah McGrath (2008-12-11). "The Billionaire's Black Sheep" . Marie Claire Hearst Communications . Retrieved 2016-09-18 . ^ Rose, Lacey (2008-02-20). "Q&A: Jamie Johnson On "The One Percent" (Part 1)" . Forbes . Retrieved 2016-09-21 . ^ Johnson, Jamie (Director) (2008). The One Percent ^ "The One Percent: Preliminary Press Notes" . www.jeremywalker.com . Jeremy Walker + Associates. 2006. Retrieved 2016-09-21 .^ "Buffett to kin: You're fired!" . New York Post . Retrieved 2016-09-22 – via Pressreader.^ "Class in America" . The Oprah Winfrey Show . Retrieved 2016-09-03 .^ Nichols, Michelle (2008-02-21). "Documentary on wealth gap divides Buffett family" . Reuters . Retrieved 2016-09-22 . ^ Frank, Robert (2008-02-23). "The Rich Man's Michael Moore: Why an Heir Continues to Document -- and Anger -- the Wealthy" . The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 2008-02-25 .
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