NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
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New York City, 1977 - It was a time when the city had fallen into decay, with too few jobs, money, police, schools, and social services. There was a city wide blackout with major looting, a serial killer on the loose, and the Bronx was burning. And yet out of the chaos emerged one of the most creative times any city has ever encountered.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2007-07-09
Runtime: 87 mins
Director: Henry Corra
Writer: Jonathan Mahler, Nanette Burstein
Spoken language:
Genres: Documentary
Original title: NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Production Companies: Firehouse Films, VH1 Rock Docs
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Afrika Bambaataa
Randy Jones
Ed Koch
KRS-One
Tommy Ramone
Geraldo Rivera
Richard Hell
Annie Sprinkle
Patti Smith
Debbie Harry
Bella Abzug
David Berkowitz
David Byrne
Sid Vicious
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