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Philadelphia [videorecording] : the great experiment a film by History Making Productions ; produced by Phil Katz, Damon Sinclair ... [et al.] ; directed by Mark Moskowitz ... [et al.] ; written by Nathaniel Popkin, Sam Katz ... [et al.]
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks F 149 .K11 2012
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--18th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--19th century.
- African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- African Americans.
- Irish Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Irish Americans.
- Yellow fever--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--18th century.
- Yellow fever.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- videodiscs : sd., col. with b&w seq. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- [Widescreen presentation].
- Other Title:
- Philadelphia, the great experiment
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia, PA] : History Making Productions, c2012-
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1.
- Summary:
- This series of films is a study of key moments and movements which have changed the history of 'Penn's green country town.' The first episode covers the span of years from the end of the Civil War to the Centennial Exhibition, and the stresses of a vibrant African-American community and the conflict with the Irish immigrant community. The second episode covers a single year in which 13,000 Philadelphians caught yellow fever, and 3000 did not survive the disease.
- Contents:
- Episode 1. The floodgates open (1865-1876) [32 min.]
- Episode 2. Fever, 1793 [29 min.]
- Participant:
- Speakers, Allen Guelzo, James Mundy, Sharon Ann Holt ... [et al.].
- Narrated by Michael Boatman.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Jeff Confer ... [et al.]; editors, Nicholas Schwartz, Phil Katz; music, Patrick de Caumette; historical research, Rob Armstrong ... [et al.].
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of a series of short documentary films produced beginning in 2010.
- Special features: webisodes; interview clips.
- Aspect ratio 16:9.
- OCLC:
- 826863366
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