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Cities (1979)

Cities

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Biography, Documentary

May 2nd, 1979

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Synopsis

Cities is a Canadian documentary television series broadcast on CBC Television from 1979 to 1980, followed by repeats for two years. Produced and directed by John McGreevy.

The series featured a celebrity who would appear in an episode on location in a personal favourite city or more specific location. Appearances included Glenn Gould, Peter Ustinov, Elie Wiesel, George Plimpton and Mai Zetterling. Also appearing were Anthony Burgess, John Huston, Melina Mercouri and Hildegard Knef.

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Cast

Glenn Gould
Self
Peter Ustinov
Self
George Plimpton
Self
Anthony Burgess
Self
Elie Wiesel
Self
R.D. Laing
Self
Hugh MacDiarmid
Self
John Huston
Self - Narrator
Melina Mercouri
Self
Hildegard Knef
Self
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Directors

John McGreevy
(13 episodes, 1979-1981)
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Producers

W. Paterson Ferns
producer
(13 episodes, 1979-1981)
John McGreevy
producer
(13 episodes, 1979-1981)
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Writers

Glenn Gould
writer
(1 episode, 1979)
R.D. Laing
script
(1 episode, 1979)
James Plunkett
(1 episode, 1980)
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Country of Origin

Canada

Languages

English

Release Dates

February 8th, 1981 (Belgium) (Flemish speaking region)
May 2nd, 1979 (Canada)

Alternative Titles

Cities (original title)
Oi poleis tou kosmou (Greece) (transliterated title)

Running Times

60 min ((13 episodes))

Production Companies

Nielsen-Ferns International
John McGreevy Productions
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (Canada)

Distribution Companies

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (Canada)

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