Movie Description
The City
(1939)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Willard Van Dyke,Ralph Steiner
- Writer : Henwar Rodakiewicz,Pare Lorentz,Lewis Mumford
- Editor : Theodore Lawrence
- Cast : Morris Carnovsky
Cast
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Facts
Original TitleThe City
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-05-26
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 44m
Production CompaniesAmerican Documentary Films Inc.,American Institute of Planners,Civic Films Inc.
Genres
- Documentary
