

The Big City
For the citizen whose tax dollar runs The Big City. This is the story of what he buys.
1970-01-01
24 minutes.
Overview
St. Louis’s annual report to taxpayers. The Big City visually illustrated how tax dollars were put to good use and was considered a “graphic, fluent and compact documentary” by Howard Thompson. Note: Sixteen prints were made for exhibition by schools, civic organizations, and church groups. For more on the filmmaker, see Shelby Coffey III, “Politics as an Art Form: Guggenheim and the Movies,” Washington Post, Feb. 9, 1969, 262.
Year 1970
Director Charles Guggenheim
Crew Charles Guggenheim (Director), Charles Guggenheim (Writer), Richard Hefferon (Producer), Victor Duncan (Camera Operator)
Popularity 0
Language English