
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
Documentary
Overview
This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values.
Top Cast


Lee Scott
Lee Scott
Himself - President & CEO of Wal-Mart (archive footage)
Lee Scott
Himself - President & CEO of Wal-Mart (archive footage)
Don Hunter
Don Hunter
Himself - H&H Hardware Owner
Don Hunter
Himself - H&H Hardware Owner
Jon Hunter
Jon Hunter
Himself - Son of Don Hunter
Jon Hunter
Himself - Son of Don Hunter
Jeremy Hunter
Jeremy Hunter
Himself - Son of Jon Hunter
Jeremy Hunter
Himself - Son of Jon Hunter
Matt Hunter
Matt Hunter
Himself - Son of Jon Hunter
Matt Hunter
Himself - Son of Jon Hunter
Johnny Faenza
Johnny Faenza
Himself - H&H Hardware Employee
Johnny Faenza
Himself - H&H Hardware Employee
Frank Mormino
Frank Mormino
Himself - Owner of Middlefield Tire
Frank Mormino
Himself - Owner of Middlefield Tire
John Bruening
John Bruening
Himself - Owner of Geauga Vision (as Dr. John Bruening)
John Bruening
Himself - Owner of Geauga Vision (as Dr. John Bruening)
Tom Glassburner
Tom Glassburner
Himself - H&H Hardware Employee
Tom Glassburner
Himself - H&H Hardware Employee
Weldon Nicholson
Weldon Nicholson
Himself - Wal-Mart Store Manager Trainer
Weldon Nicholson
Himself - Wal-Mart Store Manager Trainer
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