United States / May 26, 1939 / New York World's Fair
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The City |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | American Documentary Films Inc., American Institute of Planners, Civic Films Inc. |
| Release date | 26 maggio 1939 |
| Production | Henwar Rodakiewicz |
| Writer | Henwar Rodakiewicz, Pare Lorentz, Lewis Mumford |
| Editing | Theodore Lawrence |
| Cinematography | Willard Van Dyke, Ralph Steiner, Roger Barlow, Rudolph Bretz, Edward Anhalt |
| Assistant directors | Willard Van Dyke, Ralph Steiner |
| Camera operators | Roger Barlow, Rudolph Bretz, Edward Anhalt, Willard Van Dyke, Ralph Steiner |
| Additional photography | Roger Barlow, Willard Van Dyke, Ralph Steiner, Rudolph Bretz, Edward Anhalt |
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| Music | Aaron Copland, Max Goberman |
| Sound | Aaron Copland, Max Goberman |
Release dates
Limited release
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