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Skyscraper

1959 · 0h 22m · Documentary · United States of America · Rated Btl (SE)

Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Directed by
Shirley Clarke, Willard Van Dyke, Wheaton Galentine, Irving Jacoby, D. A. Pennebaker
Written by
John White
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