Product Details

• Directors: Richard Hall
• Producers: Richard Hall and Simone Fary
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Littlebig Media
• DVD Release Date: July 24, 2008
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001D787VI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,073 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A College Professor, PA, August 29, 2008

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Mike (Penna) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals (DVD)

In the back and forth common to cable TV punditry, we tend to forget the serious complexities of American politics. Fary and Hall's American Feud revisits what is a deep history of American political ideology.

The book is obviously well timed for the election year cycle. But what appeals most is its refusal to reduce the discourse to focus group banalities that overwhelm reasonable discussion much less accurate definitions of the way American voters think and act.

The spectrum of writers, historians, and pundits featured in American Feud is impressive. From Thomas Frank to G. Gordon Liddy, the filmmakers have solicited opinions from the very people who shape mainstream thought.

Personally, I also liked the light-hearted format used throughout the film. It is an added benefit to have a documentary filmmaker who does not take himself too seriously.

As a professor of history with fifteen years in college classrooms, I would highly recommend the film.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars rave review, August 15, 2008

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C. Ungar "PA pundit" (Fleming, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals (DVD)

The thoughtful and articulate group Hall & Fary have assembled says a lot worth hearing. Noam Chomsky alone is worth the price of admission. The content may be weighty, but the presentation never is. "American Feud" moves right along, and what's more it's fun, thanks to the onscreen antics of a miniature donkey and elephant plus the producers' penchant for interrupting interviews with rapid-fire definitions and illustrations that clarify and provide historical context. If you want to go into this fall's election (or any election) as an informed voter, "American Feud" is "must" viewing.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding American Ideologies, August 13, 2008

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Marie-jo Binet (Frederick MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals (DVD)

Highly informative and entertaining, the DVD AMERICAN FEUD is a must for any citizen who wants to learn more and think about American ideologies today: Where do we belong and why? What does it mean to be a Republican, a Conservative, a Democrat...? Hall and Fary created an efficient, artistic and thorough documentary that will give you a sober and comprehensive picture of our contemporary American political scene in 90 minutes. Never boring, organized around archives and a great variety of interviews, AMERICAN FEUD has to be shared with your family, friends and communities.