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Godspell
1973 · Film · 102 min
Directed by David Greene
In modern-day New York City, John the Baptist calls out to a group of young men and women to learn from the teachings of Jesus. Through song and dance, they relive Christ's crucifixion.
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Somehow, the producer of Godspell got permission to film one of their musical dance scenes on top of one of the unfinished towers. A good writeup of how that happened is here: https://ntweblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/godspell-and-construction-of-twin-towers.html
The actual scene from the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL6d0ASmvfs
The camera work for that was stunning.
The movie version of Godspell is filmed entirely in Manhattan, and the only people ever in shot are the 7-8 characters of the play. It's most amazing for the final shot which pulls away ina helicopter shot of lower Manhattan featuring a half built World Trade Center. It was an amazing effect.