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Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
6.5 / 10• 2004• 1h 18m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
You Can't Be Neutral documents the life and times of the historian, activist and author of the best selling classic "A People's History of the United States". Featuring rare archival materials, interviews with Howard Zinn as well as colleagues and friends including Noam Chomsky, Marian Wright Edelman, Daniel Ellsberg, Tom Hayden and Alice Walker.
Cast & Crew
Matt Damon
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Howard Zinn
Self
Alice Walker
Self
Noam Chomsky
Self
Daniel Ellsberg
Self
MW
Marian Wright Edelman
Self
Tom Hayden
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Deb Ellis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
