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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
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Title: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

Release Date: 4 Nov 2005

Runtime: 1h 38m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Brave New Films

Production Companies: Brave New Films

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.

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Average Vote: 6.218 (71 votes)

Cast

  • Himself - President & CEO of Wal-Mart (archive footage): Lee Scott
  • Himself - H&H Hardware Owner: Don Hunter
  • Himself - Son of Don Hunter: Jon Hunter
  • Himself - Son of Jon Hunter: Jeremy Hunter
  • Himself - Son of Jon Hunter: Matt Hunter
  • Himself - H&H Hardware Employee: Johnny Faenza
  • Himself - Owner of Middlefield Tire: Frank Mormino
  • Himself - Owner of Geauga Vision (as Dr. John Bruening): John Bruening
  • Himself - H&H Hardware Employee: Tom Glassburner
  • Himself - Wal-Mart Store Manager Trainer: Weldon Nicholson
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