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Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

The game you know. The story you don't.
The game you know. The story you don't.
Documentary - 2023
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
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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.

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Runtime:
52 min
Release date:
20 Feb 2023
Country:
US
Languages:
English
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