CinemaOSMovie · 1985 · 1h 29m · G

Empire City

The City That Never Sleeps

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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.

Directed byMichael Blackwood

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
EN
Released
July 1, 1985
Studios
Michael Blackwood Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Self

Ed Koch

Ed Koch

Self

Jane Jacobs

Self

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Self

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

Self

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

Self

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Self - Narrator (voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Michael Blackwood
Michael Blackwood
Written by
Frances Fitzgerald
Produced by
Michael Blackwood
Michael Blackwood

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