Desc: The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs: Directed by Kim Jacobs. With Danny Glover. Eugene Victor Debs was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States. A documentary about Eugene V. Debs made by Indianapolis public TV station WFYI and narrated by Danny Glover.