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NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

2007 · 1h 27m · Documentary · United States of America

New York City, 1977 - It was a time when the city had fallen into decay, with too few jobs, money, police, schools, and social services. There was a city wide blackout with major looting, a serial killer on the loose, and the Bronx was burning. And yet out of the chaos emerged one of the most creative times any city has ever encountered.

Directed by
Henry Corra
Written by
Jonathan Mahler, Nanette Burstein
Starring
Afrika Bambaataa, Randy Jones, Ed Koch, KRS-One
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