Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

52m
Documentary
6.9

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.

Cast

Crew

Stephen Ives
Director, Writer, Producer
Josh Melrod
Editor
Ally Southwood-Smith
Assistant Editor
Andrew L. Young
Director of Photography
Katie McHale
Production Coordinator
Cameo George
Executive Producer
Amanda Pollak
Producer
Susan Bellows
Producer
Dominic Lounds
Associate Producer
Colleen Haggerty
Post Production Supervisor
DeAndre James Allen-Toole
Music

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