A City Speaks

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 69 min
  • Premiere: 1947. January 1.

Urban 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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Directing

Paul Rotha

Director

Francis Gysin

Assistant Director

Sound

John Barbirolli

Conductor

Directing

Paul Rotha

Director

Francis Gysin

Assistant Director

Sound

John Barbirolli

Conductor