---
title: 'The People Speak (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Howard Zinn'
released: '2009-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-people-speak-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156524/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The People Speak (2009)

2009 · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

The People Speak is a 2009 American documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans. The film gives voice to those who, by insisting on equality and justice, spoke up for social change throughout U.S. history and also illustrates the relevance of this to today's society.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Howard Zinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-zinn), [Chris Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-moore)
- **Screenplay:** [Howard Zinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-zinn)
- **Producer:** [Howard Zinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-zinn), [Chris Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-moore), [Josh Brolin](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-brolin), [Matt Damon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-damon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pieter Schlosser](https://cinepixo.com/people/pieter-schlosser)

## Cast

- [Viggo Mortensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/viggo-mortensen)
- [Kerry Washington](https://cinepixo.com/people/kerry-washington)
- [Rosario Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosario-dawson)
- [Casey Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-affleck)
- [Q'orianka Kilcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/q-orianka-kilcher)
- [Sean Penn](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-penn)
- [Michael Ealy](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ealy)
- [John Legend](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-legend)
- [Mark Damon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-damon)
- [Harris Yulin](https://cinepixo.com/people/harris-yulin)
- [Benjamin Bratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-bratt)
- [David Strathairn](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-strathairn)
- [Danny Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-glover)
- [Ry Cooder](https://cinepixo.com/people/ry-cooder)
- [Bob Dylan](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-dylan)

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Official site: http://thepeoplespeak.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-people-speak-2009
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