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New York in the Fifties (2001)

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

Documentary · 1h 12m

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.

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Cast

Norman Mailer Self Count Basie Self Robert Redford Self William F. Buckley Jr. Self

Crew

Director of Photography
Betsy Blankenbaker
Producer
Betsy Blankenbaker, Dorka Keehn

Details

Release date
2001-10-16
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
First Run Features