Brooklyn Bridge (film)
| Brooklyn Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ken Burns |
| Written by | Amy Stechler |
| Produced by | Ken Burns[1] Roger Sherman Buddy Squires Amy Stechler |
| Narrated by | David McCullough |
| Cinematography | Ken Burns Buddy Squires |
| Edited by | Amy Stechler |
| Music by | John Colby[2] |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | PBS |
Release date |
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Running time | 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
[edit ]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
[edit ]The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[7]
Broadcast history
[edit ]The film was rebroadcast nationally twice: on January 29, 1992, preceding the then-new documentary from Burns, Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio,[8] and on October 21, 2002, as part of Ken Burns: America's Stories.[9]
References
[edit ]- ^ Documentary Winners: 1982 Oscars
- ^ KEN BURNS’ "THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE" - John Colby Music
- ^ Brooklyn Bridge-WTTW
- ^ DVD Review: Ken Burns’ Brooklyn Bridge – I Got Something To Sell You... - Thoughts From the Mountain Top
- ^ "Burns, Ken; U.S. Documentary Film Maker". Museum of Broadcast Communications . Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- ^ Burns, Ken. "Why I Decided to Make Brooklyn Bridge". Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- ^ "The 54th Academy Awards | 1982". Oscars.org . Archived from the original on 2014年11月11日. Retrieved 2020年11月22日.
- ^ Goodman, Walter (January 29, 1992). "Review/Television: The Box Spouting Those Voices". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "PBS Launches "Ken Burns American Stories," New Weekly Series Featuring Burns's Documentaries with Commentary by the Director, Premiering September 30". June 24, 2002. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
External links
[edit ]- Brooklyn Bridge at KenBurns.com
- Official site on PBS
- Brooklyn Bridge at IMDb
- Excerpt from PBS America on YouTube