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Brooklyn Bridge

PBS (1981)

NR (Not Rated)

841887051415

7.5

1,201

Documentary | History

USA | English | Color | 00:58

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Today it's a symbol of strength and vitality. 135 years ago, it was a source of controversy. This documentary examines the great problems and ingenious solutions that marked the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. From conception to construction, it traces the bridge's transformation from a spectacular feat of heroic engineering to an honored symbol in American culture.

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	Paul Roebling	Washington Roebling
	Julie Harris	Emily Roebling
	Arthur Miller	Self
	Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
	Richard Pini
	Fred Sherry
	Austin Stevens
	Richard Rescia
	David McCullough	Self - Narrator
	Mel Blanc	Bugs Bunny (clip from 'Bowery Bunny')
	Sheelah Feinberg	Self
	Paul Goldberger	Self
	Oliver Hardy	Self (clip from Way Out West)
	Anna Hostvedt	Self
	Stan Laurel	Self (clip from Way Out West)
	Lewis Mumford	Self
	George Raft	Self (clip from The Bowery)
	Adam Schefflan	Self
	Frank Sinatra	Danny Webson Miller
	Xanthus Valan	Self
	Johnny Weissmuller	Self (clip from Tarzan's New York Adventure)

Crew View all

Director	Ken Burns
Writer	Amy Stechler Burns
Producer	Ken Burns, Roger Sherman, Buddy Squires, Amy Stechler Burns
Musician	Jesse Carr
Photography	Ken Burns

Edition details

Nr Discs	1
Distributor	PBS
Layers	Single side, Single layer
Regions	Region 1

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