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Empire City (1985)

Movie"The City That Never Sleeps"
Audience Score
90
Empire City
G 1 hr 29 minJul 1st, 1985History, Documentary
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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.
StarringDonald TrumpEd KochJane Jacobs
DirectorMichael Blackwood
WriterFrances Fitzgerald

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:July 1st, 1985
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Peter Brugger
Production Companies:Michael Blackwood Productions
Empire City on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
new york citypoliticsarchitectureeconomicsgentrification