The Heart of the city

Canada, 1963

Film
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Episode number 4 of Series “Lewis Mumford on the city”.
A study of the growing sterility, dullness and congestion that is destroying the vitality, variety and breadth that once made cities physically attractive and humanly creative. Narration: Budd Knapp.

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Credits

director

Bryan Probyn

Claus Loof

Derek Knight

Erik Nielsen

Francois Seguillon

Hector Lemieux

Jacques Giraldeau

Jean-Claude Chiabaut

Kirk Jones

Leonard Forest

Mogens Gander

Reginald Morris

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Wim Smits

Ytzen Brusse

producer

Guy Glover

producer/director

Ian MacNeill

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:28:03:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1963

Appears in

Lewis Mumford on the city

Group of items

Lewis Mumford on the city

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322055

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Urban beautification

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → City and town life

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Urbanization

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization - Environmental aspects

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Cities and towns - Growth

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban beautification

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban renewal

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City and town life

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban beautification

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban renewal

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization

History → Urbanization

Places → Cities and towns - Canada

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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