Island of Hope, Island of Tears (1989)

ALL 01/01/1989 (en) Documentary 28 Min
  • Release
    01/01/1989
  • Production
    Guggenheim Productions
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  • Original title
    Island of Hope, Island of Tears
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

The story of Ellis Island and the American immigration experience. This film is a tribute to the 18 million men, women and children who made the torturous journey from the Old to the New World between 1890 and 1920, in the single largest migration in human history. The film radically tells the immigrants' stories as they braved the unknown, from the time they left their homelands, their journey across the ocean, to the moment the doors of Ellis Island opened, revealing the great promise of America.

  1. Story

  2. Editor

  3. Producer



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  1. Gene Holland

    Narrator

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Island of Hope, Island of Tears (1989) 28 Min

ALL 01/01/1989 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 01/01/1989
  • Production
    Guggenheim Productions
  • Original title Island of Hope, Island of Tears
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

The story of Ellis Island and the American immigration experience. This film is a tribute to the 18 million men, women and children who made the torturous journey from the Old to the New World between 1890 and 1920, in the single largest migration in human history. The film radically tells the immigrants' stories as they braved the unknown, from the time they left their homelands, their journey across the ocean, to the moment the doors of Ellis Island opened, revealing the great promise of America.

  1. Charles Guggenheim

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer