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The Shame of a City (2006)
Director: Tigre Hill
Cast: Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, James Carville, Rudolph Giuliani
Runtime91 min
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In 1904, author Lincoln Steffens wrote, Philadelphia is a city that is corrupt and contented. In 2003 filmmaker Tigre Hill chronicled the Philadelphia mayoral race between Democrat incumbent mayor, John Street and Republican challenger Sam Katz. Early polls showed Katz with a small lead. Hill had inside access to the Katz campaign and although rebuffed by the Street campaign, managed to get footage. Twenty-seven days before the election an FBI bug was found in the mayor s office. It looked like 1904 all over again-blatant corruption. The discovery of the bug at first seemed like a death knell to the Street campaign and a near certain victory for Katz. How did the mayor react to the bug? This powerful documentary shows how-drum up support by polarizing the electorate.
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The Shame of a City is a 2006 documentary film directed by Tigre Hill that chronicles the 2003 Philadelphia mayoral race between Democrat incumbent mayor John Street and Republican challenger Sam Katz. The film received critical acclaim for its behind-the-scenes access and examination of corruption in local politics. However, audience reception metrics are not readily available.
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Fans of political documentaries and the inner workings of government corruption will find this 2006 film by director Tigre Hill, featuring interviews with political heavyweights like Bill Clinton and Rudolph Giuliani, to be a compelling and insightful look at the 2003 Philadelphia mayoral race and the scandal surrounding the discovery of an FBI bug in the incumbent mayor's office.
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The Shame of a City is a 2006 feature-length documentary directed by Tigre Hill about the final month of the 2003 Philadelphia Mayoral Election. During that election, incumbent Democrat John Street sought to defeat his Republican challenger Sam Katz. Philadelphia is predominantly Democratic, but early polls showed Katz with a small lead. Twenty-seven days prior to the election, the FBI revealed that it was investigating Street for corruption, but polls showed that the public supported Street more after the scandal broke. Hill attempts to investigate how Street turned the corruption scandal into an advantage.
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