Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
1980•NR•46m•Released
Documentary
When Brooklyn's Kings Theater -- one of five "Wonder Theaters" in the New York area -- closed its doors in 1977, the neighborhood mourned. In a series of interviews, local aficionados of the palace as well as its projectionist, its organist, and former employees, reminisce about the Kings and its charmed days gone by.
Director
Christian Blackwood
Writer
Elliott Stein
Languages
English
Studio
Michael Blackwood Productions
Cast
Eli Wallach
Self - Narrator (voice)
Production
Company
Michael Blackwood Productions
Producer
Christian Blackwood
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