Movie
Empire City
“The City That Never Sleeps”
9.0/10
1985
1h 29m
en
Documentary
History
Overview
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.
Director
Michael Blackwood
Writers
Frances Fitzgerald
Movie Information
Release Date
July 1, 1985
Runtime
1h 29m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
1
Production
Michael Blackwood Productions
