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Lewis Mumford on The City

10.0 IMDb tt0226072 1963 Documentary

Six-part series tracing the origins of the city, its transformations and prospects, based on Lewis Mumford's book The City in History. Aired by CBC in their Explorations strand.

Cast

Lewis Mumford

Budd Knapp

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