City Out of Wilderness(1974)

movie - first aired/released 1974-01-01 - audience 6.5

Directed by Francis Thompson

City Out of Wilderness is a 1974 American short documentary film produced by Francis Thompson. Produced by the United States Capitol Historical Society, it chronicles the history and evolution of Washington, D.C., from its very beginnings to the then-modern era of the 1970s. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject.