Brooklyn Bridge (1981)

★ 7.4 0h 58m IMDb
Documentary History
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Today it's a symbol of strength and vitality. 135 years ago, it was a source of controversy. This documentary examines the great problems and ingenious solutions that marked the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. From conception to construction, it traces the bridge's transformation from a spectacular feat of heroic engineering to an honored symbol in American culture.

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David McCullough
David McCullough as Self - Narrator (voice) Died 2022 David Gaub McCullough (July 7, 1933 – August 7, 2022) was an American popular historian. He was a two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. In 2006, he was given the Pres...
Paul Roebling
Paul Roebling as Washington Roebling (voice) Died 1994 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Paul Roebling (March 1, 1934 – July 27, 1994) was an American actor noted for Blue Thunder, Prince of the City and Carolina Skeletons..
Julie Harris
Julie Harris as Emily Roebling (voice) Died 2013 · Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Julia Ann Harris (December 2, 1925 – August 24, 2013) was an American actress. Renowned for her classical and contemporary stage work, she received five Tony Awa...
Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller as Self (voice) Died 2005 · New York City, New York, USA Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American actor and writer of plays in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are All My Sons (1947), Death of...
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut as Self (voice) Died 2007 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was an American writer known for his satirical and darkly humorous books. He published 14 novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over si...
Dustin Stevens
Dustin Stevens as Self (voice)
Director Ken Burns
Cast David McCullough, Paul Roebling, Julie Harris, Arthur Miller, Kurt Vonnegut, Richard Pini, Fred Sherry, Dustin Stevens, Richard Rescia

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