Men at Lunch

Feb 1, 2013

1h 5m

★ 6.5

The untold story of a city's legend

Overview

This remarkable new documentary explores the story behind one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century: the 1932 photograph of workmen taking their lunch while perched on a girder high above New York City.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Sónta

Men at Lunch Trailers

Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Fionnula Flanagan

Self

Peter Quinn

Self

Jim Rasenberger

Self

Padraig O Flannabhra

Self

Ric Burns

Self

Una Ni Bhroimeil

Self

Joe Woolhead

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