Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...
2015, English. Directed by Mark Blottner & Ilko Davidov & Denis Mueller.
An in-depth feature length documentary of one of America's greatest and least understood authors, Nelson Algren. This never before told compelling life story reveals a unique literary voice through rare interviews, archival footage and the gritty noirish voice of Algren on Algren. Kurt Vonnegut and Studs Terkel, literary giants in their own right, sing songs of praise along with many of his old friends, which makes this film seem like a hymn from the grave. This stylishly produced film embeds us in the 1950's cold war world when Algren worked. Algren's touching love affair with Simone de Beauvoir weaves it's way through the film along with the damaging impact of FBI and CIA surveillance.
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- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 9 May 2015
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Ilko Davidov, Denis Mueller, Nelson Algren
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Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All... runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All... is streaming on OVID in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All..., try Come See Me in the Good Light, For the Love of Spock, Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life.
Who directed Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...?
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All... (2015) was directed by Mark Blottner and Ilko Davidov and Denis Mueller and stars Nelson Algren, Kurt Vonnegut, Studs Terkel.