City Hall - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "City Hall"

City Hall (1996)

Timing: 1:51 (111 min)

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City Hall - Trailer

English

2:50

English

2:30

Pусский

2:10

The film's plot is based on a true story, the political turmoil that took place in New York in the mid-1980s. Edward A. Koch was the city's mayor at the time and played a cameo role as an announcer in the film.
In preparation for his role, Al Pacino often had long conversations with then-Mayor of New York Rudolph Giuliani (who served as mayor from 1994-2001) and his predecessors Ed Koch (1978-1989) and David Dinkins (1990-1993).
The scenes at the snowy station were filmed at a temperature of minus 3 degrees Celsius.
Screenwriter Ken Lipper worked in the city administration under Ed Koch (1924-2014) as Deputy Mayor for Finance and Economic Development.
The character of Frank Anselmo, played by Danny Aiello, was partly based on Donald R. Manes (1934-1986), a politician from the Democratic Party. He was caught in real estate fraud and attempted suicide by slashing his veins, but was saved. A couple of months later, he nevertheless carried out his intentions, stabbing himself in the heart with a kitchen knife.

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