Film

Empire City

1985 · 1h 29m · Documentary · History

The City That Never Sleeps

IMDb

5.9

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.

Donald Trump

Self

Ed Koch

Self

Jane Jacobs

Self

Elia Kazan

Self

Norman Mailer

Self

Arthur Miller

Self

Jason Robards

Self - Narrator (voice)

• Michael BlackwoodProducer · Director
• Frances FitzgeraldWriter
• Peter BruggerExecutive Producer
• Mead HuntDirector of Photography
• Philip GlassOriginal Music Composer
• Ned BastilleEditor

Release date

July 1, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

G

Genres

Documentary, History

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