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New York at the Movies

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Meryl Streep conducts us to a trip to New York City as presented in many films during the 20th Century, and how its cultural importance and impact are important to viewers. With a comprehensive gathering of clips from films between 1910's and 1990's, the documentary presents the mandatory classic films that presented the city and its multiple cultural variations, situations and the great stories filmed there. Actors and directors also discuss how they view the city in reality and also through the pictures.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2002-07-07

Runtime: 90 mins

Director: Nick Davis

Writer: Rose Ganguzza

Spoken language: English

Genres: History, Documentary, TV Movie

Original title: New York at the Movies

Production Companies: Abrams Gentile Entertainment, Frontlot Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

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