Brooklyn Bridge (film) explained
Brooklyn Bridge |
Director: | Ken Burns |
Producer: | Ken Burns[1] Roger Sherman Buddy Squires Amy Stechler |
Narrator: | David McCullough |
Music: | John Colby[2] |
Cinematography: | Ken Burns Buddy Squires |
Editing: | Amy Stechler |
Studio: | Florentine Films WETA-TV WNET |
Distributor: | PBS |
Runtime: | 58 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Brooklyn Bridge is a documentary film on the history of the Brooklyn Bridge[3] and the directorial debut of Ken Burns.[4] It was produced by Burns, Roger Sherman, Buddy Squires, and Amy Stechler in 1981.
Synopsis
The film included interviews with personalities such as The New York Times architectural critic Paul Goldberger and writer Arthur Miller plus film clips featuring Bugs Bunny (Bowery Bugs) and Frank Sinatra. It was narrated by historian David McCullough, who wrote the 1972 book the film was based on.[5] [6]
Accolades
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[7]
Broadcast history
The film was rebroadcast nationally twice: on January 29, 1992, preceding the then-new documentary from Burns, ,[8] and on October 21, 2002, as part of Ken Burns: America's Stories.[9]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3VdUQctoCY Documentary Winners: 1982 Oscars
- https://www.colbymusic.com/new-blog/2019/6/6/ken-burns-the-brooklyn-bridge KEN BURNS’ “THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE” - John Colby Music
- https://video.wttw.com/show/brooklyn-bridge/ Brooklyn Bridge-WTTW
- https://thoughtsfromthemountaintop.com/2023/01/09/dvd-review-ken-burns-brooklyn-bridge-i-got-something-to-sell-you/ DVD Review: Ken Burns’ Brooklyn Bridge – I Got Something To Sell You… - Thoughts From the Mountain Top
- Web site: Burns, Ken; U.S. Documentary Film Maker . . February 20, 2010.
- Web site: Why I Decided to Make Brooklyn Bridge . Ken . Burns . Public Broadcasting Service . February 20, 2010.
- Web site: The 54th Academy Awards 1982. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141111072059/http://www.oscars.org:80/oscars/ceremonies/1982 . 2014-11-11 . 2020-11-22. Oscars.org. en.
- News: Goodman. Walter. Review/Television: The Box Spouting Those Voices. May 2, 2018. The New York Times. January 29, 1992.
- News: PBS Launches "Ken Burns American Stories," New Weekly Series Featuring Burns's Documentaries with Commentary by the Director, Premiering September 30. May 2, 2018. June 24, 2002.