Chinatown: Immigrants in America

1976 0h 59m EN

Documentary

Synopsis

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Produced by DCTV in response to what its makers saw as distorted media portrayals of New York City’s Chinatown, "Chinatown: Immigrants in America" (1976) offers an unvarnished portrait of an immigrant community confronting poverty, labor exploitation, and cultural displacement. Directed by Jon Alpert and Yoko Maruyama, the film documents restaurant, garment, and service workers enduring low wages and unsafe conditions while struggling to build lives in America.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jon Alpert
Narrator
Lap Wong
Ting Yu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jon Alpert
Writers: Jon Alpert
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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AWARDS

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Jon Alpert and Lap Wong and Ting Yu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt24224138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jon Alpert directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
250 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Jon Alpert and Lap Wong and Ting Yu carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt24224138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.