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Empire City

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9.0/10 • 1

1985-07-011h 29m

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The City That Never Sleeps

A film essay contrasting the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the participation of some of New York's leading political and cultural figures. Made at a time when the city was experiencing unprecedented real estate development on the one hand and unforeseen displacement of population and deterioration on the other. Empire City is the story of two New Yorks. The film explores the precarious coexistence of the service-based midtown Manhattan corporate headquarters with the peripheral New York of undereducated minorities living in increasing alienation.

Directors
Michael Blackwood
Writters
Frances Fitzgerald
Editors
Ned Bastille

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  1. Donald Trump

    Donald Trump

    Self

  2. Ed Koch

    Ed Koch

    Self

  3. Jane Jacobs

    Jane Jacobs

    Self

  4. Elia Kazan

    Elia Kazan

    Self

  5. Norman Mailer

    Norman Mailer

    Self

  6. Arthur Miller

    Arthur Miller

    Self

  7. Jason Robards

    Jason Robards

    Self - Narrator (voice)

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
new york citypoliticsarchitectureeconomicsgentrification