• 2020
  • 43m
Empires of New York

Summary Set amid the grit, greed, and glory of 1980s New York, Empires of New York chronicles the meteoric rise of five icons - Ivan Boesky, Donald Trump, Leona Helmsley, Rudy Giuliani and John Gotti. View more details

  • 2020
  • 43m

Empires of New York

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Paul Giamatti Gregory Vlachakis Paul Faggione Drew Schrum

All cast & crew

6.7

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 28, 2020

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Trailer

Language : English

Production companies : The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC) Fairhaven Films

Summary Set amid the grit, greed, and glory of 1980s New York, Empires of New York chronicles the meteoric rise of five icons - Ivan Boesky, Donald Trump, Leona Helmsley, Rudy Giuliani and John Gotti. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 28, 2020

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Trailer

Language : English

Production companies : The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC) Fairhaven Films

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Nov 28, 2020
1980-83: Chaos Spells Opportunity
At the dawn of the '80s, America finds itself in deep decline. New York seems to symbolise everything that's gone wrong. It's crime-ridden, strapped for cash, dark, and dirty.
Episode 2 • Nov 28, 2020
1983-85: Nothing in Their Way
It's 1983, and the Big Apple is back, Wall Street is booming, and yuppies are crowding the clubs.
Episode 3 • Dec 05, 2020
1985-86: Image is Everything
By the mid '80s, five larger-than-life New Yorkers, Donald Trump, Ivan Boesky, Leona Helmsley, John Gotti, and Rudy Giuliani, start to change the way people think about power and success.
Episode 4 • Dec 12, 2020
1986-87: Secrets & Lies
It's 1986, and New Yorkers are fawning over five seemingly unstoppable icons: Donald Trump, Ivan Boesky, Leona Helmsley, John Gotti, and Rudy Giuliani. Every day seems to bring a new celebration of their success.
Episode 5 • Dec 19, 2020
1987-90: Party's Over
Black Monday hits, the market crashes, and the great bull market of the '80s goes down with it. New York and the country as a whole are left with a brutal hangover, ending the party for the Emperors of New York as well.
Episode 6 • Dec 19, 2020
Legacy of the '80s: Greed Is Still Good
At the dawn of the '90s, the titans who helped remake New York City are either sitting in jail, awaiting sentencing, or licking their wounds after humiliating defeats. The same public that celebrated their success celebrates their fall from grace.

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