The director later remembered it as "an amazing moment, as good a moment of directing as I've ever had in my life".
It called the film a "gaudy street-carnival", and Lumet's "most accurate, most flamboyant" depiction of New York.
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I've read absolute horror stories of Pits.
Two of the children are said to be in critical condition and five adults are in serious condition after suffering severe burns and smoke inhalation.
Lumet and Allen were praised for the "terrific, roller-coaster" pace of the film.