Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan

Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan
Directed byManfred Kirchheimer
Produced byManfred Kirchheimer
StarringSigmund Abeles, Ann Chernow, Paul Marcus, James Reed
CinematographyZachary Alspaugh, Peter Rinaldi, Taiki Sugioka
Edited byManfred Kirchheimer
Production
company
Streetwise Films
Distributed byFirst Run Features
Release dates
  • March 17, 2006 (2006-03-17) (RiverRun International Film Festival)
  • March 2, 2012 (2012-03-02) (United States)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan is a 2006 documentary film by Manfred Kirchheimer that attempts to tell the story of how Louis Sullivan designed skyscrapers. The film begins by placing the viewer in late 19th century Chicago just after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The film takes the viewer through the early development of skyscrapers with archival photos, music and narration. It ends by focusing on the decline of Louis Sullivan. The documentary met with mixed reviews that generally liked the artistry of the documentary but found the storytelling lacking.

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