The Shame of a City
2006•1h 31m•Released
Documentary
In 1904, author Lincoln Steffens wrote, Philadelphia is a city that is corrupt and contented. In 2003 filmmaker Tigre Hill chronicled the Philadelphia mayoral race between Democrat incumbent mayor, John Street and Republican challenger Sam Katz. Early polls showed Katz with a small lead. Hill had inside access to the Katz campaign and although rebuffed by the Street campaign, managed to get footage. Twenty-seven days before the election an FBI bug was found in the mayor s office. It looked like 1904 all over again-blatant corruption. The discovery of the bug at first seemed like a death knell to the Street campaign and a near certain victory for Katz. How did the mayor react to the bug? This powerful documentary shows how-drum up support by polarizing the electorate.
Director
Tigre Hill
Languages
English
Cast
Bill Clinton
Self
Bill Cosby
Self
James Carville
Self
Rudolph Giuliani
Self
John F. Street
Self
Sam Katz
Self
Will Mega
Self
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