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  • The Racket (2014)
  • Short | 20 min | Documentary, Short, History
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The Racket (2014)
Short | 20 min | Documentary, Short, History

The Racket, written to mark the centenary of the First World War, exposes the immense profits made during a war that claimed 20 million lives yet created 21,000 new millionaires and billionaires, in America alone. Adapted from the speeches...See moreThe Racket, written to mark the centenary of the First World War, exposes the immense profits made during a war that claimed 20 million lives yet created 21,000 new millionaires and billionaires, in America alone. Adapted from the speeches and writings of Major General Smedley Butler, the most decorated soldier in US history, The Racket combines Butler's intense respect for the ordinary soldier with critical dissent against the growing corporatism he believed to be corrupting the ideals he'd willingly die to protect. Written by Nick Thomson See less
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PJ Harvey (as P.J. Harvey)
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Mar 2014 (United Kingdom)

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7 cast members
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Cyd Casados
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Philippe Chicheportiche
French Soldier (voice) French Soldier (voice)   See fewer
Paul DuBois
Abraham Lincoln (voice) Abraham Lincoln (voice)   See fewer
Carl Halling
Woodrow Wilson (voice) Woodrow Wilson (voice)   See fewer
Walles Hamonde
Major General Smedley Butler (voice) Major General Smedley Butler (voice)   See fewer
Klemens Koehring
German Soldier (voice) German Soldier (voice)   See fewer
Andy Rowe
British Soldier (voice) British Soldier (voice)   See fewer
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