CinemaOSMovie · 2006 · 1h 31m

The Shame of a City

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In 1904, author Lincoln Steffens wrote, Philadelphia is a city that is corrupt and contented. In 2003 filmmaker Tigre Hill chronicled the Philadelphia mayoral race between Democrat incumbent mayor, John Street and Republican challenger Sam Katz. Early polls showed Katz with a small lead. Hill had inside access to the Katz campaign and although rebuffed by the Street campaign, managed to get footage. Twenty-seven days before the election an FBI bug was found in the mayor s office. It looked like 1904 all over again-blatant corruption. The discovery of the bug at first seemed like a death knell to the Street campaign and a near certain victory for Katz. How did the mayor react to the bug? This powerful documentary shows how-drum up support by polarizing the electorate.

Directed byTigre Hill

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
EN
Released
April 6, 2006

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Self

James Carville

James Carville

Self

Rudolph Giuliani

Rudolph Giuliani

Self

John F. Street

Self

Sam Katz

Self

Will Mega

Will Mega

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Tigre Hill

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