Empire City
“The City That Never Sleeps”
1985•G•1h 29m•9.0•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Michael Blackwood
Writer
Frances Fitzgerald
Languages
English
Studio
Michael Blackwood Productions
Cast
Donald Trump
Self
Ed Koch
Self
Jane Jacobs
Self
Elia Kazan
Self
Norman Mailer
Self
Arthur Miller
Self
Jason Robards
Self - Narrator (voice)
Production
Company
Michael Blackwood Productions
Producer
Michael Blackwood
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