The great transatlantic cable / a Green Umbrella film for American Experience ; written and produced by David Axelrod ; directed by Peter Jones.
This is the story behind the laying of the transatlantic cable. The physical challenges to laying the cable were enormous. The project would require the production of a 2,000 mile long cable that would have to be laid three miles beneath the Atlantic.
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Language: | English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
Closed-captioned. |
| Published: |
[Alexandria, Va.] :
PBS Home Video,
2005.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
This is the story behind the laying of the transatlantic cable. The physical challenges to laying the cable were enormous. The project would require the production of a 2,000 mile long cable that would have to be laid three miles beneath the Atlantic. |
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| Note: | Originally broadcast as a segment of: American experience. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CM8 D0049194 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
Not rated. |
| ISBN: | 0793690269 9780793690268 |
| Credits: | Editor, Kate Amend; director of photography, Brian McDairmant; music, Nathan Wang. |
| System Details: | DVD; Dolby Digital. |
| Participant or Performer: |
Narrated by Linda Hunt. |