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The Founder

Where:

Arizona California Illinois Minnesota Missouri

When:

The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s

Risk taker. Rule breaker. Game changer. — The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.

Released in 2016 — 115 minutes

Genres:

Drama History

Language:

English