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The Statue of Liberty (1985)

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Film details

Featuring

David McCullough Jeremy Irons James Baldwin
Directors

Ken Burns Amy Stechler Burns
Country

USA
Year

1985
Genre

Documentary
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Drawing on archive material from over fifty museums and libraries from around the world, examines the birth of the Statue of Liberty, the history of its construction and the evolution and meaning of the ideal it represents. Follows sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's dream of a monument to liberty through its construction in France to its final dedication in New York Harbour in October 1886.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - narrator
    
    David McCullough
  - narrator
    
    Jeremy Irons
  - cast member
    
    James Baldwin
  - cast member
    
    Ray Charles
  - cast member
    
    Milos Forman
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Ken Burns
  - Director
    
    Burns, Amy
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Florentine Films
  - Producer
    
    Ken Burns
  - Producer
    
    Buddy Squires

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