Rob Marshall, the
talented filmmaker behind the Academy Award ® -
winning musical «Chicago» and Disney's «Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,» helms the film, which is based on the Tony ® -
winning original musical by James Lapine, who also penned the screenplay, and legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, who provides the music and lyrics — including an all - new song for the big - screen adaptation.
Directed, produced, and filmed by Academy Award — nominated and Emmy —
winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman, City of Ghosts is a singularly powerful cinematic experience that is sure to shake audiences to their core as it elevates the canon of one of the most
talented documentary
filmmakers working today.