FILMOTOn the Bowery1956

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How Long Is “On the Bowery”?

Name: On the Bowery
Genre: documentary
Released: 1956
Duration: 65 min

1h 5m runtime

19561h 5mdocumentary

Documentary film with a runtime of 65 minutes, released in 1956. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 5m

Minutes65

One SittingYes

With Break1h 17m

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Audiences in 1956 expected documentaries to be antiseptic extended advertisements, or a series of pretty pictures of faraway places. Adventurous young filmmaker Lionel Rogosin shattered these preconceived notions with his first effort, On the Bowery. This devastating tour of the Lower East Side and the derelicts residing therein may be difficult to look at, but the unvarnished truth often is. Rogosin concentrates on a representative cross-section of Bowery habitues: their matter-of-fact acceptance of their miserable lot in life is ten times more powerful than any Hollywoodized dramatic re-enactment. Filmed on a budget consisting of Lionel Rogosin's life savings, the 60-minute On the Bowery was nominated for an Oscar and won top prizes from the British Film Academy and the Venice Film Festival.

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Runtime1h 5m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 17m

Movie Facts

Release Year1956

Runtime1h 5m

LanguageEnglish

Genresdocumentary

DirectorLionel Rogosin

ProducerLionel Rogosin

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