City of Hope

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City of Hope (1991)

Directed by John Sayles

“Welcome to the American city. You buy your way in and you fight your way out. Who says it's a free country?”

Drama · 2h 09m

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid, an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.

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Cast

Vincent Spano Nick Rinaldi Tony Lo Bianco Joe Rinaldi Joe Morton Winn Jace Alexander Bobby Todd Graff Zip Frankie Faison Levonne Gloria Foster Jeanette Angela Bassett Reesha David Strathairn Asteroid Tony Denison Rizzo Kevin Tighe O'Brien Barbara Williams Angela

Crew

Director
John Sayles
Writer
John Sayles
Director of Photography
Robert Richardson
Original Music Composer
Mason Daring
Editor
John Sayles
Producer
Maggie Renzi, Sarah Green

Details

Release date
1991-10-11
Runtime
2h 09m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Esperanza Films Inc., The Samuel Goldwyn Company