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Ken Burns Films

Season 1981 1981
TV-G

  • 1981-11-08T05:00:00Z on PBS
  • 1h 30m
  • 1h 30m (1 episode)
  • United States
  • English
Ken Burns has been making films for more than thirty years. Since the Academy Award nominated BROOKLYN BRIDGE in 1981, Ken has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made. Ken has been the recipient of more than twenty-five honorary degrees and has delivered many treasured commencement addresses. He is a sought after public speaker, appearing at colleges, civic organizations and business groups throughout the country. Here you'll find many of his renowned documentaries.

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Season Premiere

1981-11-08T05:00:00Z

1981x01 Brooklyn Bridge

Season Premiere

1981x01 Brooklyn Bridge

  • 1981-11-08T05:00:00Z1h 30m

The “Great East River Bridge” was the largest bridge of its era, a technical achievement of unparalleled scope, marked by enormous construction problems, equally ingenious solutions and heroic human achievement. In unexpected and wonderful ways, the Brooklyn Bridge captured the imagination of all Americans, and in the process became a symbol in American culture of strength, vitality, ingenuity and promise. Brooklyn Bridge tells the dramatic story of the larger-than-life men who imagined and built it, and the immense charm this granite and steel structure has exerted on generations of city dwellers.

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