
A City Speaks
1947 Directed by Paul RothaUrban utopia beckons in this idealistic vision of postwar Manchester - fascinating to revisit as Northern Powerhouses and city devolution return to the agenda. Sponsored by the city council, it's very ambitious for a local government film. Under the soaring, sweeping direction of Paul Rotha, it takes in themes of industry, energy, leisure and housing, present, past and future.
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Director
...........................................................Paul Rotha
Writer
...........................................................Walter Greenwood
Ara Calder-Marshall
Paul Rotha
Assistant Director
...........................................................Francis Gysin
Music
...........................................................William Alwyn
Conductor
...........................................................John Barbirolli
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........................................................United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Documentary
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