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 |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | PBS |
Release date | November 8, 1981 |
Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Brooklyn Bridge is a documentary film on the history of the Brooklyn Bridge.[2] It was produced by Ken Burns, Roger Sherman, Buddy Squires, and Amy Stechler in 1981. The film included interviews with personalities such as New York Times architectural critic Paul Goldberger and writer Arthur Miller plus film clips featuring Bugs Bunny (Bowery Bugs) and Frank Sinatra. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3] It was narrated by historian David McCullough, who wrote the book the film was based on.[4][5]
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,[6] and on October 21, 2002, as part of Ken Burns: America's Stories.[7]
Film Honors
- Academy-Award nomination, 1982
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Christopher Award, 1983
- Erik Barnouw Prize: Historical Films
- Festival Dei Popoli, special mention
- American Film Festival, Blue Ribbon
- CINE Gold Eagle
- MOMA/New Directors, selection
- Chicago International Film Festival
- FILMEX, selection
- Birmingham Film Festival, 1st in category
References
- ^ Documentary Winners: 1982 Oscars
- ^ Brooklyn Bridge-WTTW
- ^ "NY Times: Brooklyn Bridge". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- Brooklyn Bridge at KenBurns.com
- Official site on PBS
- Brooklyn Bridge at IMDb
- Excerpt from PBS America on YouTube
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