🎬 Documentary

The Great American Hobo

1980 30m Dir. Bobb Hopkins

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The Great American Hobo produced in 1980 features the music of Supertramp's "Take the Long Way Home" documenting the men and women who rode freight trains. Shot in 14 states and culminates with the Hobo Convention in Britt Iowa. Premiered the Independent Eye series for PBS in 1980.

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Year
1980
Runtime
30m
Genre
Documentary
Director
Bobb Hopkins
Language
EN
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