New York at the Movies

Overview

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.

Cast

Meryl Streep

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Lauren Bacall

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Liza Minnelli

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Edward Burns

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Nora Ephron

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Sidney Lumet

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Peter Bogdanovich

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Spike Lee

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Paul Mazursky

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Tim Robbins

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James Sanders

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Martin Scorsese

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