Bibliograph

Brooklyn Bridge., a film by Ken Burns ; written and edited by Amy Stechler ; produced by Ken Burns, Amy Stechler, Buddy Squires, and Roger Sherman, Fullscreen

Type

Label

Brooklyn Bridge., a film by Ken Burns ; written and edited by Amy Stechler ; produced by Ken Burns, Amy Stechler, Buddy Squires, and Roger Sherman, Fullscreen

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Brooklyn Bridge.

Oclc number

852428772

Responsibility statement

a film by Ken Burns ; written and edited by Amy Stechler ; produced by Ken Burns, Amy Stechler, Buddy Squires, and Roger Sherman

Runtime

Series statement

Ken Burns America collection

Summary

Ken Burns portrays the drama, the struggles and the personal tragedies behind this greatest of all achievements of America's industrial age. It was the largest bridge of its era, marked by enormous construction problems and ingenious solutions

Table Of Contents

John Roebling -- Early bridges -- The Caissons -- Building the towers -- Politics -- Cable making -- Building the roadway -- Opening ceremonies -- The archetypal monument -- A walk across the bridge -- The bridge in popular art and film

Technique

live action

resource.version

Fullscreen

Classification

Contributor