Empire City

Empire City

89 mins | Documentary, History | July 1, 1985

Guided by seasoned New Yorkers, political figures, and cultural connoisseurs, "Empire City" examines Manhattan and its surrounding boroughs in order to paint a portrait of the ever-evolving metropolis. Appearing to be both adaptable and stubbornly stagnant, New York is a city of juxtapositions. As our narrator notes, "The city is too big, too diverse, and too complex for anyone to comprehend. New York is many cities interlaced with one another, each in constant independent motion."

Empire City

89 mins | Documentary, History | July 1, 1985

Empire City
Guided by seasoned New Yorkers, political figures, and cultural connoisseurs, "Empire City" examines Manhattan and its surrounding boroughs in order to paint a portrait of the ever-evolving metropolis. Appearing to be both adaptable and stubbornly stagnant, New York is a city of juxtapositions. As our narrator notes, "The city is too big, too diverse, and too complex for anyone to comprehend. New York is many cities interlaced with one another, each in constant independent motion."
Producers Michael Blackwood Productions
Original title Empire City
Directors Michael Blackwood
Writers Frances Fitzgerald

Cast

Donald Trump

as Himself

Ed Koch

as Himself

Jane Jacobs

as Herself

Elia Kazan

as Himself

Norman Mailer

as Himself

Arthur Miller

as Himself