Empire City (1985)

Empire City (1985)

The City That Never Sleeps 1985-07-01 United States of America 89 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Donald Trump is Self
Self
Ed Koch is Self
Self
Jane Jacobs is Self
Self
Elia Kazan is Self
Self
Norman Mailer is Self
Self
Arthur Miller is Self
Self
Jason Robards is Self - Narrator (voice)
Self - Narrator (voice)

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