Drop Dead City (2024)

Directed by

Peter Yost, Michael Rohatyn

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explains the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis. It tells the story of how the city nearly went bankrupt and the political decisions that led to that moment.

informativehistoricalsoberingreflectivefactualgrimarchivaleducational

What happens

Drop Dead City is a 2024 American documentary film which details the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis. It was directed by Michael Rohatyn and Peter Yost. It premiered at DOC NYC on November 21, 2024, and was given a theatrical release in New York City on April 25, 2025. The film is named after the infamous Daily News headline, "FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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