Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities poster

Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities (2014)

Name: Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8
Cast: James Fox

Documentary

Dr James Fox tells the story of three cities in three exceptional years - cities whose artists and thinkers, writers and musicians set the world on a new course.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (101 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

James Fox Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

7.37 avg 3 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Vienna in 1908	7.6	27
2	Paris 1928	7.2	16
3	New York 1951	7.3	19