New York: A Documentary Film

Nov 14, 1999 (en) Documentary [120] Min
  • First Air Date
    Nov 14, 1999
  • Production
    Steeplechase Films, GBH, Thirteen
  • Rotten tomato
    75%
  • Original title
    New York: A Documentary Film
  • Release
    Nov 14, 1999
  • en
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Overview

This eight-part, 16½-hour television event explores New York City's rich history as the premier laboratory of modern life. A sweeping narrative covering nearly 400 years and 400 square miles, it reveals a complex and dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation and reflecting its ideals.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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  1. David Ogden Stiers

    Narrator

  2. Kenneth Jackson

    Self - Commentator

  3. Mike Wallace

    Self - Commentator

  4. John Steele Gordon

    Self - Commentator

  5. Robert A.M. Stern

    Self - Commentator

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 5 / Crews : 6

Season 1 ( 1999-11-14)

The Country and the City (1609–1825)

Episode: 1

Order and Disorder (1825–1865)

Episode: 2

Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)

Episode: 3

The Power and the People (1898–1918)

Episode: 4

Cosmopolis (1919–1931)

Episode: 5

City of Tomorrow (1929–1941)

Episode: 6

The City and the World (1945–2000)

Episode: 7

The Center of the World (1946–2003)

Episode: 8
Nov 14, 1999 (en)
Documentary
[120] Min
  • First Air Date Nov 14, 1999
  • Production
    Steeplechase Films, GBH, Thirteen
  • Rotten tomato 75%
Original Title New York: A Documentary Film
en

Overview

This eight-part, 16½-hour television event explores New York City's rich history as the premier laboratory of modern life. A sweeping narrative covering nearly 400 years and 400 square miles, it reveals a complex and dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation and reflecting its ideals.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer