The City's primary photo
  • The City (I) (1939)
  • Short | 43 min | Documentary, Short
The City (I) (1939)
Short | 43 min | Documentary, Short
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.
Read more: Plot summary
Writers
Pare Lorentz (outline) | Henwar Rodakiewicz (scenario) | Lewis Mumford (commentary)
Composer
Aaron Copland
Cinematographers
Ralph Steiner | Willard Van Dyke
Editor
Theodore Lawrence
See all filmmakers & crew (11)
Trending & News

Become a member to see MOVIEmeter and news information about The City.
Status
Edit Released
Updated May 26, 1939
Release date
May 26, 1939 (United States)
Awards
1 win

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for The City.

Cast

 + Add Cast
1 cast member
Name Known for
Morris Carnovsky
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.

MOVIEmeter

Members only

Become a member to access additional data

Ratings Breakdown

1 external review & 3 more links