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29/06/2007 Documentary 1h 28m
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A documentary about obsession, compassion and all-purpose soap.

Overview

A human story about a socially responsible company, “Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox” documents the complicated family legacy behind the counterculture’s favorite cleaning product — Bronner’s son, 68-year-old Ralph, endured over 15 orphanages and foster homes as a child, but despite difficult memories, is his father’s most ardent fan.

  1. Sara Lamm

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Dr. Bronner

    Himself

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Reviews

A review by CRCulver
Written by CRCulver on 2018-09-06
DR BRONNER'S MAGIC SOAPBOX is a documentary on the life and thought of Emmanuel Bronner (1908-1997), the German immigrant who made the soap popular with 1960s counter-culture and now alternative people everywhere. Dr. Bronner infamously covered his soap labels with rambling statements in tiny print, preaching the unity of mankind in an "all-one-god religion". This is an individual with a fascinating story, well worth a documentary film. He left Germany before the Holocaust (in which his parents perished), worked as a chemist before being hospitalized in Elgin Asylum, and escaped to California ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$18.00

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