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Drop Dead City(2024)
Status: Released
Date: 2024-11-21
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Time: 1h 43m
A documentary about New York on the brink in 1975.
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NYC, 1975 - the greatest, grittiest city in the world is minutes away from bankruptcy when an unlikely alliance of rookies, rivals, fixers and flexers finds common ground, and a way out.
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Movie: Drop Dead City
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Directors Dig into NYC’s 1975 Financial Crisis in 'Drop Dead City' Doc
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Directors Dig into NYC’s 1975 Financial Crisis in 'Drop Dead City' Doc - Featurette
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