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The City

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An examination of life in small towns compared to life in cities.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker 08/28/2020
Its foregrounding of theoretical engagement and blunt verbal and visual rhetoric is a salutary reminder that what documentaries document, first of all and above all, are ideas. Go to Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat 04/03/2009
2.5/5
Don't expect a forgotten classic -- this one was just plain forgotten. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Ralph Steiner

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Willard Van Dyke

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Morris Carnovsky

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Movie Info

Synopsis An examination of life in small towns compared to life in cities.
Director
Ralph Steiner, Willard Van Dyke
Production Co
American Institute of Planners, American Documentary Films Inc.
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
43m