By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
2009, English. Directed by Alicia Sams & Amy Rice.
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama is a documentary film produced by Edward Norton broadcast in November 2009 on HBO, which follows Barack Obama and various members of his campaign team, including David Axelrod, through the two years leading up to the United States presidential election on November 4th, 2008.
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- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 3 November 2009
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- United States of America
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By the People: The Election of Barack Obama runs 116 minutes (1h 56m).
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By the People: The Election of Barack Obama isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free or rent it or buy it online. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed By the People: The Election of Barack Obama?
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009) was directed by Alicia Sams and Amy Rice and stars Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Malia Ann.