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New York, a documentary film. Episode five: 1919-1931. Cosmopolis / a Steeplechase Films production in association with WGBH Boston, Thirteen/WNET New York, New York Historical Society ; producers, Lisa Ades, Ric Burns ; written by Ric Burns, James Sanders ; director, Ric Burns.
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Book Committee.
- Depressions--1929--New York (State)--New York.
- Depressions.
- Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.).
- Commerce.
- History.
- New York (N.Y.)--History--1898-1951.
- New York (N.Y.).
- United States--Economic conditions--1918-1945.
- United States.
- Economic conditions.
- New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- New York (N.Y.)--Commerce--History.
- Wall Street (New York, N.Y.).
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- Standard version.
- Other Title:
- Cosmopolis
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : PBS Home Video : distributed by Warner Home Video, [2001]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD ; Region 1.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- "Themes of democracy and capitalism are brought to a moving zenith during the period, as New York's hybrid cultural style mixes high culture and low, black culture and white, in a new and distinctively American form, that is manufactured in New York and distributed to the rest of the world.--container
- Participant:
- David Ogden Stiers, narrator.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; editor, Li-Shin Yum ; music, Briane Keane.
- Notes:
- "PBS DVD Gold."
- DVD release of the 1999 documentary.
- Emmy Award: 2001, Outstanding Achievement in Non-fiction Programming; Picture Editing.
- ISBN:
- 078063635X
- OCLC:
- 187755135
- Publisher Number:
- B8578 Warner Home Video (set)
- B8583D Warner Home Video (episode 5)
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