The City (Part 2) (1939)

1939 · Ephemeral film · 11 min · dir. Willard Van Dyke

• Documentary

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

Willard Van Dyke

Writer

Henwar Rodakiewicz

Composer

Aaron Copland

Cinematography

Willard Van Dyke

Studio

American Documentary Films Inc., American Institute of Planners, Civic Films Inc.

Released

1939-05-26

Running time

11 minutes

Cast & crew

• WWillard Van Dyke Director
• MMorris Carnovsky

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