The City (1939)
Directed by Willard Van Dyke, Ralph Steiner · 44 min · Documentary
5.1 TOPICAL score · #6,158 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The City (1939, directed by Willard Van Dyke and Ralph Steiner) has a TOPICAL score of 5.1 - ranked 6,158 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Audiences: TMDB 6/10 (14 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- AudienceTMDB 6/10 (14 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 5 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read1,056 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Morris Carnovsky
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