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  • Legendary Sin Cities (2005– )
  • TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary, History
Legendary Sin Cities (2005– )
TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary, History

Of all the remarkable events of this century perhaps the most fascinating has been the spontaneous growth, flowering and then decay of a handful of great cities. These cities were places where art, culture and political liberties ...See moreOf all the remarkable events of this century perhaps the most fascinating has been the spontaneous growth, flowering and then decay of a handful of great cities. These cities were places where art, culture and political liberties co-mingled with corruption, brutality and decadence. Everything and just about anyone could be bought and sold. The immigrant would struggle beside the artist. Gamblers, thieves and prostitutes co-habited with soul-savers, the rich and the powerful. The exhilarating combination of the seamy with the sublime made these places a magnet for all the lost souls and refugees of the world. Pushing the limits of tolerance and freedom, they defined the social, political and sexual culture of the 20 th century. Their names ring out: Paris of the '20s, Berlin of the '20s and '30s and Shanghai of the '30s. In the period between the wars, these were the LEGENDARY SIN CITIES of the world. Contemporary footage mixed with rare and richly evocative archival films, stock shots and stills give resonance to the stories of an extraordinary cast of characters: novelists and artists, musicians and journalists, rogues and sinners. Added to the mix are excerpts from feature films, married with the music of those remarkable times. What results is a richly drawn portrait of a time and place that helped define our century. Written by Anonymous See less
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Feb 1, 2005 (Canada)

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40 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Henry Ramer
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
3
Ean Wood
Self - Author, Dietrich: A Biography / Self - Author, The Josephine Baker Story Self - Author, Dietrich: A Biography / Self - Author, The Josephine Baker Story   See fewer
2
Michael Gnarowski
Self - Editor & Critic / Self - Shanghailander Self - Editor & Critic / Self - Shanghailander   See fewer
2
Magnus Hirschfeld
Self - Activist Self - Activist   See fewer
1
Alexandra Richie
Self - Author, Faust's Metropolis: A History of Berlin Self - Author, Faust's Metropolis: A History of Berlin   See fewer
1
Edmund White
Self - Author, The Flaneur Self - Author, The Flaneur   See fewer
1
Jean-Claude Baker
Self - Author, Josephine: The Hungry Heart Self - Author, Josephine: The Hungry Heart   See fewer
1
Amanda Vaill
Self - Author, Everyone Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy Self - Author, Everyone Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy   See fewer
1
Wm. Patrick Cranley
Self - Founder Shanghai Historic House Association Self - Founder Shanghai Historic House Association   See fewer
1
John Baxter
Self - A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict Self - A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict   See fewer
1
Julie Martin
Self - Author, Kiki's Paris Self - Author, Kiki's Paris   See fewer
1
Axel Brüggemann
Self - Music Critic & Journalist Self - Music Critic & Journalist   See fewer
1
Anton Gill
Self - Author, A Dance Between the Flanes: Berlin Between the Wars Self - Author, A Dance Between the Flanes: Berlin Between the Wars   See fewer
1
Shu Zhi Liang
Self - Author, Gangsters of Shanghai Self - Author, Gangsters of Shanghai   See fewer
1
N.T. Wang
Self - Author, My Nine Lives Self - Author, My Nine Lives   See fewer
1
Frederic Wakeman
Self - Author, Policing Shanghai Self - Author, Policing Shanghai   See fewer
1
Suzanne Rodriguez
Self - Author, Wild Heart, A Life Self - Author, Wild Heart, A Life   See fewer
1
Rena Krasno
Self - Author, Strangers Always: A Jewish Family in Shanghai Self - Author, Strangers Always: A Jewish Family in Shanghai   See fewer
1
Mel Gordon
Self - Author, Voluptuous Panic, The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin Self - Author, Voluptuous Panic, The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin   See fewer
1
Robert Kimball
Self - Author, The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter Self - Author, The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter   See fewer
1
Pat Carney
Self - Author, Trade Secrets: A Memoir Self - Author, Trade Secrets: A Memoir   See fewer
1
Carola Vecchio
Self - Daughter of Emily Hahn Self - Daughter of Emily Hahn   See fewer
1
David Clay Large
Self - Author, Berlin Self - Author, Berlin   See fewer
1
Frank Driggs
Self - Jazz Historian Self - Jazz Historian   See fewer
1
Barbara Ulrich
Self - Author, The Hot Girls of Weimar Berlin Self - Author, The Hot Girls of Weimar Berlin   See fewer
1
Noël Riley Fitch
Self - Author, In Transition: A Paris Anthology Self - Author, In Transition: A Paris Anthology   See fewer
1
Joseph Shieh
Self - French Concession Police Inspector Self - French Concession Police Inspector   See fewer
1
Werner Sudendorf
Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian   See fewer
1
Ute Scheub
Self - Author & Journalist Self - Author & Journalist   See fewer
1
Ken Cuthbertson
Self - Author, Nobody Said Not to Go Self - Author, Nobody Said Not to Go   See fewer
1
Dwight Gregg Peretz
Self - Shanghailander Self - Shanghailander   See fewer
1
Bernard Wasserstein
Self - Author, The Secret War in Shanghai Self - Author, The Secret War in Shanghai   See fewer
1
Daniel S. Levy
Self - Author, Two-Gun Cohen: A Biography Self - Author, Two-Gun Cohen: A Biography   See fewer
1
Marty Grosz
Self - Son of George Grosz Self - Son of George Grosz   See fewer
1
Billy Klüver
Self - Author, Kiki's Paris Self - Author, Kiki's Paris   See fewer
1
George Wang
Self - Author, Shanghai Boy, Shanghai Girl Self - Author, Shanghai Boy, Shanghai Girl   See fewer
1
Chris E. Freeman
Self - Editor, The Isherwood Century Self - Editor, The Isherwood Century   See fewer
1
Stella Dong
Self - Author, Shanghai: The Rise & Fall of a Decadent City Self - Author, Shanghai: The Rise & Fall of a Decadent City   See fewer
1
Harriet Sergeant
Self - Author, Shaghai: Collision Points of Culture Self - Author, Shaghai: Collision Points of Culture   See fewer
1
Tyler Stovall
Self - Author, Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light Self - Author, Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light   See fewer
1
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