The last Pullman car / a film by Gordon Quinn and Jerry Blumenthal ; written by Gordon Quinn with Jerry Blumenthal, Greg LeRoy, Jenny Rohrer ; a production of Kartemquin Films and The Television Laboratory at WNET/Thireen.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Quinn, Gordon, author.

Blumenthal, Jerry, author.

LeRoy, Greg, author.

Rohrer, Jennifer, author.

Contributor:

Kartemquin Films.

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pullman Car Company--History.

Pullman Car Company.

Railroads--United States--History.

Railroads.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Films for hard of hearing people.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (56 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences

Place of Publication:

[Chicago] : Kartemquin Films, 1983.

Language Note:

Closed captioning available.

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

In 1864, George Pullman began selling his famous railroad sleeping cars which helped him build a vast industrial empire that was supposed to last forever. In 1981, however, Pullman workers found themselves in the midst of a fight not only for their jobs but the future of the American rail car industry. One hundred years of government, union and corporate policies are traced in this engaging story.

Participant:

Narrator, Phyllis Griffin.

Credits:

Camera, Gordon Quinn ; sound, Jerry Blumenthal.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Includes interactive transcipt.

Resource page includes the option of making a clip.

Publisher Number:

kq-pulman Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.