Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

New York

Medium

videorecording

Responsibility statement

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

Runtime

840

Series statement

American experience Television program

Sub title

a documentary film

Summary

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

Table Of 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 -- ep. 8. The center of the world

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification