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- Release, runtime and language
- 1985 · 89 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Michael Blackwood
- Starring
- Elia Kazan, Jason Robards, Arthur Miller, Donald Trump, Norman Mailer, Ed Koch
A film essay juxtaposes contemporary New York City with its “golden age” of 1830‑1930, featuring commentary from leading political and cultural figures. Made amid a boom in real‑estate development and simultaneous population displacement, it examines the tension between service‑driven midtown corporate headquarters and the peripheral neighborhoods inhabited by under‑educated minorities, highlighting growing alienation.
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