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The City is a pioneering short documentary film from 1939 that contrasts the problems of the contemporary urban environment with the superior social and physical conditions that can be provided in a planned community. It was directed and photographed by Ralph Steiner and Willard Van Dyke based on a treatment by Lewis Mumford, which was in turn based on an outline by Pare Lorentz. Aaron Copland wrote the musical score and Morris Carnovsky provided the narration.
Original Release
05/26/1939
US Release
05/26/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Morris Carnovsky | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
Directors
Ralph Steiner, Willard Van Dyke
Writers
Pare Lorentz, Henwar Rodakiewicz, Lewis Mumford
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Morris Carnovsky | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Henwar Rodakiewicz | Producer |
