Brooklyn Bridge [videorecording] / a film by Ken Burns.

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FilmPublisher number: 88584 | PBS Home Video705141 | PBS Home VideoSeries: Ken Burns' AmericaPublication details: [Alexandria, VA] : PBS Home Video, c2004.Edition: Full screen versionDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 58 min.) : sd., col., b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN:

1415702497

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Written and edited by Amy Stechler ; produced by Ken Burns, Amy Stechler, Buddy Squires, and Roger Sherman.

Narrated by David McCullough.Summary: "This award-winning program by filmmaker Ken Burns recaptures all the drama, the struggles and the personal tragedies behind this greatest of all achievements of America's industrial age. As this fascinating program reveals, it was the largest bridge of its era, marked by enormous construction problems and ingenious solutions."--Publisher's website.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
DVD	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	DVDs	New Movies	DVD 624.209 BRO	In-Process		36748002647313

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Fresh out of college, aspiring filmmaker Ken Burns (The Civil War, Baseball) read David McCullough's history of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and decided that the labyrinthine tale of tragic setbacks and incredible engineering feats would be the perfect subject for a documentary film. As he experimented with ways of bringing the story to life, Burns, a Brooklyn native himself, developed innovative techniques that would later become his trademark -- using a moving camera over still photographs, having first-person accounts such as diaries and letters read aloud, and taking the time to create exquisite live cinematography of his subject. The result is an emotional and visually stunning account of one of the most ambitious building projects in American history -- a rare treat for history and film buffs alike. ~ Sarah Welsh, Rovi

Special features include: A conversation with Ken Burns ; and, Ken Burns: making history.

Written and edited by Amy Stechler ; produced by Ken Burns, Amy Stechler, Buddy Squires, and Roger Sherman.

Narrated by David McCullough.

"This award-winning program by filmmaker Ken Burns recaptures all the drama, the struggles and the personal tragedies behind this greatest of all achievements of America's industrial age. As this fascinating program reveals, it was the largest bridge of its era, marked by enormous construction problems and ingenious solutions."--Publisher's website.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD; Dolby Digital.

Closed-captioned.