CinemaOSMovie · 2022 · 1h 33m

Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit

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Once heralded as the spirit of American manufacturing, music, and democracy, Detroit kicked its fiscal can down the road for decades plummeting into insolvency, culminating in the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY is the inside story of how a state-appointed Emergency Manager and the people of this iconic American city- confronting financial ruin-followed a treacherous path towards a new beginning.

Directed bySam Katz, James McGovern

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
EN
Released
April 27, 2022
Studios
History Making Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring

Leanna Sullivan

Jr. Journalist

Whitney Lemelin

Mark Stryker

Creative team
Directed by
Sam Katz
James McGovern
Written by
Nathan Bomey
Produced by
Chastity Pratt-Dawsey

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