Statue of Liberty / a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; written by Bernard A. Weisberger and Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Buddy Squiers and Ken Burns.

"Filmmaker Ken Burns presents the definitive portrait of this great lady of the American imagination, in a program that won nominations for both an Academy Award and an Emmy. Follow her life, from her creation by French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, through her painstaking construction and accident-pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Florentine Films
PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953-
Squires, Buddy
Weisberger, Bernard A., 1922-
Ward, Geoffrey C.
McCullough, David G.
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed captioned.
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, 2004.
Edition:Full screen version.
Series:Ken Burns' America collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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Genre:
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • The idea takes shape
  • The statue's forbears
  • The site for the statue
  • Funding the statue
  • The statue's design
  • Building the statue
  • Displaying the arm and torch
  • Eiffel plans the inner structure
  • Planning the base in America
  • Shipping the statue to America
  • Raising the money
  • Erecting the statue in America
  • The statue unveiled, October 28, 1886
  • The promise of the statue
  • The statue as a symbol
  • Immigrants describe coming to America
  • The statue as propaganda
  • The Statue of Liberty and the meaning of freedom
  • The threat to liberty
  • The statue's birthday.