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- DirectorKen BurnsStarsPaul RoeblingJulie HarrisArthur MillerThis documentary chronicles the world-famous Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. The difficult construction process is described in interesting detail; later parts of the film interview current notables who describe the effects that the Brooklyn Bridge has had upon New York society and beyond.
- DirectorKen BurnsAmy StechlerStarsMildred BarkerOlga BellinTucker BurrKen Burns examines the American utopian 19th century religious sect known as the Shakers.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsDavid McCulloughJeremy IronsDerek JacobiDocumentary showing the history of the world-famous Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, the impact it still has on people and the state of liberty as a personal and political concept in America in 1985.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsHuey LongRussell LongDavid McCulloughKen Burns' portrait of Louisiana governor/U.S. senator Huey Long.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsDavid McCulloughCharles McDowellBarbara FieldsThe U. S. Congress is one of the country's most important and misunderstood institutions. Ken Burns tells the story behind this branch of government.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsHenry AdamsMatthew BaigellEarl BennettThomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, but Benton hung them in saloons for ordinary people to appreciate.
- StarsDavid McCulloughSam WaterstonJulie HarrisA comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.
- DirectorRic BurnsStarsPhilip BoscoAndrei CodrescuFrederick P. FriedThe film explores the beginnings of America's first amusement park and takes us through its good times all the way up to its end. The show was originally produced for PBS's American Experience.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsJason RobardsRed BarberErik BarnouwFor 50 years, radio dominated the airwaves as the first mass medium. Ken Burns examines the lives of three men who shared the responsibility for its invention and early success.
- DirectorRic BurnsStarsDavid McCulloughJ.D. CannonTimothy HuttonDocumentary exploring the struggles of The Donner Party, a group of American pioneers and their two Indigenous guides who became stranded in the Sierras during a horrible winter.
- StarsDaniel OkrentGeorge F. WillJohn ChancellorA documentary on the history of the sport with major topics including Afro-American players, player/team owner relations and the resilience of the game.
- DirectorRic BurnsStarsF. Murray AbrahamStephen AmbroseRussell BakerChronicles the way the West was lost and won between 1845 and 1893. It looks at the final decades of the American frontier from the time of the Gold Rush until after the last gasp of the Indian wars at Wounded Knee.
- StarsPeter CoyoteN. Scott MomadayMurphy GuyerStephen Ives' "The West" is a PBS 4-Video Series co-produced by Ken Burns: - "Death Runs Riot" 85 min. - "Fight No More Forever" 85 min. - "Ghost Dance" 58 min. - "The People" 82 min.
- StarsGwyneth PaltrowSam WaterstonMichael PottsA biographical film about The United States' influential and profoundly enigmatic Founding Father.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsHal HolbrookAdam ArkinJohn Logan AllenThe story of the most important American exploration expedition in American history and the participants in it.
- DirectorKen BurnsLynn NovickStarsEdward HerrmannPhilip BoscoJulie HarrisA biography of the life and work of the American architect.
- 19991 epTV-G8.0 (338)TV SeriesStarsCarolyn McCormickAdam ArkinAnn DowdThe story of Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and their life long fight to bring equal rights to women.
- StarsDavid Ogden StiersKenneth JacksonMike WallaceExploration of New York City's rich history as a complex and dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation and reflecting its ideals.
- StarsKeith DavidWynton MarsalisGary GiddinsA survey of the musical form's history and major talents.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsKeith DavidKevin ConwayPhilip BoscoA biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.
- DirectorRic BurnsStarsAnsel AdamsJosh HamiltonBarbara FeldonAn in depth study of Adams's life and work.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsKeith DavidTom HanksAdam ArkinThe saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to cross the United States by automobile--in 1903!
- DirectorRic BurnsStarsBrian DennehyMichael RosenthalPrepared as part of the festivities of the 250th anniversary of the founding of America's fifth-oldest seat of higher education, "Columbia University: A Celebration" is an 82-minute film portrait of one of the world's greatest urban universities. Combining rare archival material, contemporary cinematography, and a series of twenty-eight on-camera interviews with administrators, faculty, alumni, and students, the film is at once a historical retrospective of the university's rich and fascinating past, a complex and compelling portrait of the institution today, and a meditation on the larger meaning of the university itself. The film also explores the complex and powerful relationship of Columbia to its urban setting -- New York City -- which, in one way or another, it has been engaging ever since its founding on the banks of the Hudson in the middle of the 18th century. Looking to the institution's long and varied past, its expansive present, and the challenging but exciting prospects for its future, the film offers a rich exploration of one of the nation's most venerable and intellectually critical seats of higher learning.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsJack JohnsonKeith DavidSamuel L. JacksonThe story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight boxing champion.
- DirectorRic BurnsStarsRobert BrusteinZoe CaldwellArthur GelbThe life and career of American playwright Eugene O'Neill.