Movie·2012·1h 50m
The House I Live In
The war on drugs has never been about drugs.
Country
Australia
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?
Producer
Christopher St. John, Sam Cullman
Cinematography
Sam Cullman
Music
Robert Miller
Editor
Paul Frost
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
77 votes
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// cast
Cast
Eugene Jarecki
Himself - Narrator / Interviewer
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rudolph Giuliani
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John McCain
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nelson Rockefeller
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Webb
Self (archive footage)
// crew
Crew
Eugene Jarecki
Director, Writer
Christopher St. John
Producer
Sam Cullman
Producer, Director of Photography
Robert Miller
Original Music Composer
Derek Hallquist
Director of Photography
Paul Frost
Editor
Brad Pitt
Executive Producer
John Legend
Executive Producer
Danny Glover
Executive Producer
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