The Shame of a City (2006)

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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.

Oyuncular

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  Bill Clinton

  Self

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  Bill Cosby

  Self

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  James Carville

  Self

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  Rudolph Giuliani

  Self

• John F. Street

  Self

• Sam Katz

  Self

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  Will Mega

  Self

Ekip

Yönetmen

Tigre Hill

Müzik

Bill Jolly

Kurgu

Dianne Thompson