New York in the Fifties

“Based on the best-selling book by Dan Wakefield”

20011h 12m

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Release date: 2001-10-16
Runtime: 1h 12m
Language: EN
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: First Run Features

About New York in the Fifties

New York in the Fifties is a 2001 movie in the Documentary genre, starring Norman Mailer, Count Basie and Robert Redford. It has a runtime of 1 hour 12 minutes. Below you can see where to watch New York in the Fifties in Portugal — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

New York in the Fifties is the story of a unique time and place, when New York was the hotbed of new artistic expressions, free love, drinking, hot jazz, and radical politics. The film combines stunning archival footage of New York with interviews and footage of icons of the day-Kerouac, Ginsberg, Baldwin, Mailer, Basie, etc. Offering modern day perspective and reminiscences are writers, actors, and artists such as Joan Didion, Robert Redford, Nat Hentoff, Gay and Nan Talese, John Gregory Dunne, William F. Buckley, and Calvin Trillin-all part of the rich cultural and artistic scene of the time. Based on the best-selling book by Dan Wakefield, the film also traces Wakefield's restless rebellion in conformist Indianapolis, and his escape to New York with dreams of writin ga novel, falling in love, meeting like-minded souls and questioning the meaning of life.

Cast

Norman Mailer

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Count Basie

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Robert Redford

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William F. Buckley Jr.

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How long is New York in the Fifties?+

New York in the Fifties has a runtime of 1 hour 12 minutes (72 minutes).

Who stars in New York in the Fifties?+

New York in the Fifties stars Norman Mailer, Count Basie, Robert Redford and William F. Buckley Jr..

When did New York in the Fifties come out?+

New York in the Fifties is a 2001 movie.

What genre is New York in the Fifties?+

New York in the Fifties is Documentary film.