A City Speaks (1947)

Release Date: 1947-01-01
Runtime: 1h 9min
Production Country: United Kingdom
Director: Paul Rotha

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.