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Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

★ 6.9/10•2023•52m•Documentary

The game you know. The story you don't.

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.

Stephen Ives · Director

Stephen Ives · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime52m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 20, 2023

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