New York : a documentary film / a Steeplechase Films production for the American Experience in association with WGBH Boston, Thirteen/WNET in New York, and the New-York Historical Society ; produced by Lisa Ades and Ric Burns ; directed by Ric Burns ; co-director, Lisa Ades ; written by Ric Burns and James Sanders.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info[United States] : PBS Home Video : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2001-2003.
Description7 videodiscs (approximately 860 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Supplemental Contenthttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork
Subjects

Other author/creatorBurns, Ric.
Other author/creatorSanders, James, 1955-
Other author/creatorAdes, Lisa.
Other author/creatorNess, Marilyn.
Other author/creatorStiers, David Ogden.
Other author/creatorSteeplechase Films Inc.
Other author/creatorWGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Other author/creatorWNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Other author/creatorNew-York Historical Society.
Other author/creatorPBS Home Video.
Other author/creatorWarner Home Video (Firm)
Variant title Country and the city
Variant title Order and disorder
Variant title Sunshine and shadow
Variant title Power and the people
Variant title Cosmopolis
Variant title City of tomorrow
Variant title City and the world
SeriesNew York, a documentary film
New York, a documentary film. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Ep. 1. The country and the city -- ep. 2. Order and disorder -- ep. 3. Sunshine and shadow -- ep. 4. The power and the people -- ep. 5. Cosmopolis -- ep. 6. City of tomorrow -- ep. 7. The city and the world.
Abstract This series chronicles the history of New York City from its beginnings in 1609 as a Dutch trading post, through the depression, onto the turbulent years of change in the following decades after WWII, to its present day status as one of the most important and influencial cities in the world. The final episode was created in response to the destruction of the World Trade Center.
General noteDVD release of a 1999-2003 television production.
General noteDVD-ROM features require web access via Windows 98, and DVD-ROM drive.
General note"PBS DVD gold."
General noteEp. 1-5 aired in 1999, ep. 6-7 in 2001, and ep. 8 in 2003.
General noteSpecial features: Charlie Rose interview; additional interviews including Donald Trump and more; archival motion pictures; deleted scenes. Interview with Ric Burns (ep. 8).
CreditsCinematography, Buddy Squires and Allen Moore; music, Brian Keane; editor, Li-Shin Yu ; narrator, David Ogden Stiers ; co-producer, Marilyn Ness (ep. 8).
Performer Featured interviews with: Martin Scorsese, Senator Daniel Patrick Maynihan, Fran Lebowitz, Mayor Rudolph Guiliani, Former Mayor Ed Koch, and others.
Audience MPAA rating: Not rated.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageClosed captioned.
Awards noteEmmy Awards, 2000: Outstanding Achievement in Non-fiction Programming, Picture Editing (ep. 5) ; Outstanding Achievement in Non-fiction Programming, Cinematography.
Other title American experience (Television program)
ISBN078063635X
UPC 794054857825
Publisher numberB8578D--B8585D Warner Home Video
Publisher numberB8870 Warner Home Video
Stock numberMidwest Tapes http://midwesttapes.com

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