| City Out of Wilderness | |
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| Directed by | Francis Thompson |
| Produced by | Francis Thompson |
Production companies | Francis Thompson, Inc. for the United States Capitol Historical Society |
| Distributed by | Films Inc. |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
City Out of Wilderness is a 1974 American short documentary film produced by Francis Thompson. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. [1] [2] Produced by the United States Capitol Historical Society, City Out of Wilderness chronicles the history and evolution of Washington, D.C., from its very beginnings to the then-modern era of the 1970s. [3]