I Build the Tower

Name: I Build the Tower
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-02-12
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 9.2
Cast: Sam Rodia

20062006
1h 27m

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Documentary

"I Build the Tower" is the true story of the life and work of Sam Rodia, the Italian immigrant who built the world-famous Watts Towers on a residential lot in South Central Los Angeles. Thes... Read all"I Build the Tower" is the true story of the life and work of Sam Rodia, the Italian immigrant who built the world-famous Watts Towers on a residential lot in South Central Los Angeles. These mosaic-covered spires of reinforced cement rising to almost one hundred feet were once s... Read all"I Build the Tower" is the true story of the life and work of Sam Rodia, the Italian immigrant who built the world-famous Watts Towers on a residential lot in South Central Los Angeles. These mosaic-covered spires of reinforced cement rising to almost one hundred feet were once scheduled for demolition by the City Building Department. The towers survived to become a s... Read all

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9.2/10

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Directors
- Brad Byer
- Edward Landler
Writers
- Brad Byer
- Edward Landler
Star
- Sam Rodia(archive footage)

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Trivia
Edward Landler, who co-wrote and co-directed this film, was a contestant on the season 6 premiere of Jeopardy! in 1989. Alex Trebek introduces him to the audience as someone who "did a film on the Watts Towers, correct?" Landler corrects Trebek, saying he's still working on the film.

Crazy credits
Additional Scanning: The Crew at the Glendale Kinko's

Soundtracks
The Rodia Rap ('Yo, Sam')
Conceived and arranged by Brad Byer and Edward Landler
Music composed and arranged by Michael Abels
(Subito Music Corp. ASCAP)
Back Up Vocals by Dwight Trible and Logan A. Johnson, Jr.
Recording and Mix by Bjorn Schaller