Movie Description

Living on the Edge

Living on the Edge

(1995)

Overview

Bill Moyers tells the story of several hardworking Milwaukee families struggling with low-paying jobs after previous employers downsized their operations. Filmed over a period of five years, these families were first featured in Moyers’s 1992 documentary ‘Minimum Wages: The New Economy.’ FRONTLINE chronicles the families’ emotional and financial strains, their search for better jobs and job retraining, and looks at Milwaukee’s efforts to adapt to an ever-shrinking industrial sector.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleLiving on the Edge

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1995-12-12

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 56m

Homepagehttps://billmoyers.com/content/living-on-the-edge/

Genres

  • Documentary