The House I Live In (2012)
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- 1h 48min
- Documentary
- 05 Oct 2012 (USA)
- Movie
From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy.
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Awards:
- 4 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
| Eugene Jarecki | ... |
Self - Narrator / Interviewer
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| David Simon | ... |
Self - Creator, The Wire
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Shanequa Benitez | ... |
Self
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William Julius Wilson | ... |
Self - Harvard University
(as Prof. William Julius Wilson)
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Glendon Goldsboro | ... |
Self - Providence Police
(as Lt. Glendon Goldsboro)
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Fabio Zuena | ... |
Self - Providence Narcotics
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David Kennedy | ... |
Self - John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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Michael Correia | ... |
Self - Commanding Officer, Narcotics
(as Lt. Michael Correia)
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| Charles Bowden | ... |
Self - Investigative Reporter
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Gabor Maté | ... |
Self - Physician, Addiction Expert
(as Dr. Gabor Maté)
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Mark W. Bennett | ... |
Self - U.S. Federal Judge
(as Hon. Mark Bennett)
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Maurice Haltiwanger | ... |
Self - ID# 03678-029
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Jim K. McGough | ... |
Self - Maurice's Lawyer
(as Jim McGough)
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Eric Franklin | ... |
Self - Lexington Corrections Center
(as Warden Eric Franklin)
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Mike Carpenter | ... |
Self - Chief of Security, Lexington Corrections
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| Michelle Alexander | ... |
Self - Author, The New Jim Crow
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| Charles Ogletree | ... |
Self - Harvard University
(as Prof. Charles J. Ogletree)
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Anthony Johnson | ... |
Self - ID# 06263-082
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John Pacht | ... |
Self - Anthony's Lawyer
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Susan Randall | ... |
Self - Private Investigator
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Dennis Whidbee | ... |
Self - Anthony's Father
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Alicia Alcindor | ... |
Self - Anthony's Girlfriend
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Mark Mauer | ... |
Self
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Kecia Johnson | ... |
Self - Anthony's Mother
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Jonathan Kaufman | ... |
Self - The Wall Street Journal
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| Marc Mauer | ... |
Self - The Sentencing Project
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Bill Cuneen | ... |
Self - Miami Narcotics
(as Sgt. Bill Cuneen)
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Julius Wilson | ... |
Self
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Michael Bien | ... |
Self - Civil Rights Attorney
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William Walter Wilkins | ... |
Self - Chairman, U.S. Sentencing Commission (1985-94)
(as Hon. William W. Wilkins Jr.)
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Betty Chism | ... |
Self - Kevin's Mother
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Bernard Kerik | ... |
Self - Former NYPD Commissioner
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Larry Cearley | ... |
Self - Marshal, Village of Magdalena
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Michael Correa | ... |
Self
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| Carl Hart | ... |
Self - Associate Professor of Psychology, Columbia University
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Elzie Hooks | ... |
Self - inmate, Lexington Correctional Center
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Nannie Jeter | ... |
Self - Eugene's Childhood Nanny
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Larry Kastner | ... |
Self - inmate, Lexington Correctional Center
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Richard Lawrence Miller | ... |
Self - historian
(as Richard Miller)
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Kevin Ott | ... |
Self - inmate, Lexington Correctional Center
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David Steele | ... |
Self - instructor, Lexington Correctional Center
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Julie Stewart | ... |
Self - President, Families Against Mandatory Minimums
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Don Walker | ... |
Self - inmate, Lexington Correctional Center
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Robert Wilson | ... |
Self
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| Joe Biden | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| William J. Bratton | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| George Bush | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Bill Clinton | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Hillary Clinton | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Rudy Giuliani | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Raul Hilberg | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Lyndon B. Johnson | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Martin Luther King | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| John McCain | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Richard Nixon | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Barack Obama | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Nancy Reagan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Ronald Reagan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Nelson Rockefeller | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Robert Stutman | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Jim Webb | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Eugene Jarecki | ||
Written by
| Eugene Jarecki | ... | () |
| Christopher St. John | ... | (additional writing) |
Produced by
| Roy Ackerman | ... | executive producer |
| David Alcaro | ... | executive producer |
| Joslyn Barnes | ... | executive producer |
| Sam Cullman | ... | producer |
| Daniel DiMauro | ... | archival producer |
| Hans Robert Eisenhauer | ... | commissioning editor: ZDF/ARTE |
| Sally Jo Fifer | ... | executive producer: ITVS |
| Kathleen Fournier | ... | co-producer |
| Nick Fraser | ... | commissioning editor: BBC Storyville / executive producer |
| Danny Glover | ... | executive producer |
| Eugene Jarecki | ... | producer |
| Alexandra Johnes | ... | consulting producer |
| Shirel Kozak | ... | co-producer |
| John Legend | ... | executive producer |
| Alessandra Meyer | ... | co-producer |
| Brad Pitt | ... | executive producer |
| Melinda Shopsin | ... | lead producer |
| Russell Simmons | ... | executive producer |
| Christopher St. John | ... | producer |
Music by
| Robert Miller | ||
Cinematography by
| Sam Cullman | ... | director of photography |
| Derek Hallquist | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Paul Frost | ||
Editorial Department
| Simon Barker | ... | additional editing |
| Daniel DiMauro | ... | additional editing |
| Rob Hatch-Miller | ... | second assistant editor (as Robert Hatch-Miller) |
| Ryan McMahon | ... | assistant on-line editor |
| Benjamin Murray | ... | colorist / on-line editor |
| Patrick O'Brien | ... | second assistant editor |
| Joe Posner | ... | motion graphics |
| Anoosh Tertzakian | ... | additional editing / first assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Joe Posner | ||
Production Management
| Kara Elverson | ... | production manager |
| Melinda Shopsin | ... | post producton supervisor |
Sound Department
| Ron Bochar | ... | dialogue editor |
| Eric Di Stefano | ... | audio post assistant (as Eric Distefano) |
| Matthew Freed | ... | sound recordist |
| Arthur Jaso | ... | sound recordist (as Arthur R. Jaso) |
| Christopher Koch | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Randy Matuszewski | ... | audio post assistant |
| Tim McConville | ... | sound recordist (as Timothy McConville) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Matt Boyd | ... | additional camera |
| Lili Chin | ... | additional camera |
| Joe di Gennaro | ... | additional camera (as Joe Di Gennaro) |
| Rob Hatch-Miller | ... | additional camera (as Robert Hatch-Miller) |
| Taylor Krauss | ... | additional camera |
| Christopher Li | ... | additional camera |
| Joe Posner | ... | additional camera |
| Étienne Sauret | ... | additional camera (as Etienne Sauret) |
| David Sperling | ... | additional camera |
| Christopher St. John | ... | additional camera |
| Kat Westergaard | ... | additional camera (as Kathryn Westergaard) |
| Sam Cullman | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Christopher Frierson | ... | additional camera (uncredited) |
| Rob VanAlkemade | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Peter Calo | ... | musician: nylon acoustic guitar |
| Megan Kate Campbell | ... | music production coordinator |
| Jonathan Dinklage | ... | musician: violin |
| Chris Kedzie | ... | music engineer / music mixer |
| John McCullough | ... | music supervisor |
| Robert Miller | ... | musician: piano / orchestrator |
| Pete Miser | ... | composer: additional score |
| Nick Tuttle | ... | music engineer / music mixer |
Additional Crew
| Claudia Becker | ... | key advisor |
| Joe Beirne | ... | technical supervisor |
| Stanley B. Burns | ... | archival material (as Stanley B. Burns M.D.) |
| Meg Charlton | ... | researcher |
| Nora Colie | ... | researcher |
| Ben Cortes | ... | production assistant |
| Daniel DiMauro | ... | head researcher |
| Edward Eglin | ... | creative consultant (as Ed Eglin) |
| Kara Elverson | ... | field correspondent |
| Sophia Figuereo | ... | production assistant |
| Isabelle Fraser | ... | production intern |
| Ian Geenspan | ... | production intern |
| Akil Gibbons | ... | production assistant |
| Kyle Garrett Greenberg | ... | Distribution |
| Irina Grobman | ... | transcriptor |
| Mike Groner | ... | production insurance |
| Kent Hamilton | ... | production insurance |
| Karen Holmes | ... | transcriptor |
| Nora Jaccaud | ... | creative consultant |
| Yelena Kirzhner | ... | production accountant |
| Shirel Kozak | ... | researcher |
| David Kuhn | ... | creative consultant |
| Hermes Laoudas | ... | production accountant |
| J. Fred MacDonald | ... | archival material |
| Megan Medrano | ... | production insurance |
| Liza Mueller | ... | transcriptor |
| Patrick O'Brien | ... | production assistant / researcher |
| Scott Rogowsky | ... | transcriptor |
| Peter Schmidt-Nowara | ... | creative consultant |
| Melinda Shopsin | ... | field correspondent |
| Julia Simpson | ... | researcher |
| Christopher St. John | ... | field correspondent / researcher |
| Robert Stein | ... | legal counsel: e & o (as F. Robert Stein) |
| Anoosh Tertzakian | ... | researcher |
| Tim Wells | ... | production accountant |
| Rachel Young | ... | transcriptor |
| Kathleen Fournier | ... | field correspondent (uncredited) |
| Dana O'Keefe | ... | sales agent (uncredited) |
| Brendan Zoltowski | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Claire Aguilar | ... | special thanks |
| Axel Arnö | ... | special thanks (as Axel Arno) |
| Orlando Bagwell | ... | special thanks |
| Diana Barrett | ... | special thanks |
| Andrea Barron | ... | special thanks |
| Paul Butler | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Clark | ... | special thanks |
| Jason Emerton | ... | special thanks |
| Christopher Frierson | ... | special thanks |
| April Frost | ... | special thanks |
| Jennifer Gill | ... | special thanks |
| David Haas | ... | special thanks |
| Todd Himmelreich | ... | special thanks |
| Reginald Hines | ... | special thanks |
| Joy Holloway | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew Jarecki | ... | special thanks |
| Gloria Jarecki | ... | special thanks |
| Henry Jarecki | ... | special thanks |
| Johanna Jarecki | ... | special thanks |
| Jonas Jarecki | ... | special thanks |
| Jonas Jarecki | ... | special thanks |
| Tom Jarecki | ... | special thanks |
| Justin Jones | ... | special thanks |
| Andy Ko | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew Lampert | ... | special thanks |
| Melody Lee | ... | special thanks |
| Stanley Lefkowitz | ... | special thanks |
| Marc Levin | ... | special thanks |
| Mike Mashon | ... | special thanks |
| Richard O'Connell | ... | special thanks |
| Dana O'Keefe | ... | special thanks |
| Jean Oelwang | ... | special thanks |
| Matthew Palevsky | ... | special thanks |
| Josh Posner | ... | special thanks |
| Monica Pratt Rafanel | ... | special thanks |
| Susan Rockefeller | ... | special thanks |
| Eileen Rudden | ... | special thanks |
| James Rudek | ... | special thanks |
| Gabriel Sayegh | ... | special thanks |
| Gwen Schantz | ... | special thanks |
| Christian Schwalbe | ... | special thanks |
| Tamara Shopsin | ... | special thanks |
| George Soros | ... | special thanks |
| T. Cody Swift | ... | special thanks (as Cody Swift) |
| Tom Tierney | ... | special thanks |
| John Van Hook | ... | special thanks |
| Melvin Van Peebles | ... | special thanks |
| Lois Vossen | ... | special thanks |
| Kyle Wilson | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Al Jazeera Documentary Channel
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Charlotte Street Films
- Get Lifted Film Company (in association with)
- ITVS International
- Louverture Films
- NHK Enterprises
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Distributors
- Abramorama (2012) (United States) (theatrical)
- BOND360 (2013) (World-wide)
- I Wonder Pictures (2014) (Italy)
- NHK BS1 (2013) (Japan) (tv)
- SnagFilms (2012) (United States) (video) (digital media)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2013) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2013) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ABC News Video Source (archival material)
- AV Geeks (archival material)
- Blowback Productions (archival material)
- Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv (archival material)
- C-SPAN (archival material)
- Cable News Network (CNN) (archival material)
- Corbis (archival material)
- Footage Farm (archival material)
- Framepool (archival material)
- Getty Images (archival material)
- Global Imageworks (archival material)
- Hi-Def Express (archival material)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (archival material)
- ITN Source (archival material)
- Library of Congress (archival material)
- Louverture Films (funding)
- NBC News Archives (archival material)
- Oddball Films (archival material)
- PAL Television East (special thanks)
- Photofest (archival material)
- Portland Hotel Society (special thanks)
- Postworks (post-production services)
- Producer's Library Service (archival material)
- San Diego History Center (archival material)
- Seattle Police Department (special thanks)
- State of Oklahoma Department of Corrections (special thanks)
- Technicolor Postworks New York (Digital Intermediate)
- The Conus Archive (archival material)
- The Film Gate (archival material)
- The Museum of Broadcast Communications (archival material)
- The Sentencing Project (special thanks)
- Thought Equity (archival material)
- University of California, Bancroft Library (archival material)
- WGBH (archival material)
- WPA Film Library (archival material)
- eFootage (archival material)
Storyline
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| Taglines | 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. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Edited into The House I Live In (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Grandma's Hands See more » |
| Quotes |
Herself - Author, The New Jim Crow:
You know, in any war, you've got to have an enemy, and when you think about impact, particularly on poor people of color, there are more African-Americans under correctional control today in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the Civil War began. And that's something we haven't been willing to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, "what's really going on?" See more » |