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The City (1939)

5.8/10 0h 44m May 26, 1939
Documentary

A prescient documentary about city planning, which presents idyllic suburbs and nuclear families as a solution to the chaos, poverty and social decay of industrialized inner cities.

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Movie Details

Original Title The City
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Cast

Morris Carnovsky
Morris Carnovsky
Narrator (voice)
Popularity: 2.0

Key Crew

Director Willard Van Dyke, Ralph Steiner
Writer Henwar Rodakiewicz, Pare Lorentz, Lewis Mumford
Editor Theodore Lawrence

Production

American Documentary Films Inc.
US
American Institute of Planners
US
Civic Films Inc.
US

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Keywords

social commentary urban planning

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Details
Release Date May 26, 1939
Runtime 0h 44m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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