The Statue of Liberty (film)

The Statue of Liberty
Directed by Ken Burns
Produced by Ken Burns
Buddy Squires [1]
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward
Bernard Weisberger
Narrated by David McCullough
Edited by Buddy Squires
Release date
 1985
Running time
 55 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Statue of Liberty is a 1985 American documentary film on the history of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World). It was produced and directed by Ken Burns. The film first aired on October 28, 1985. It was narrated by historian David McCullough. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2]

Contributors

The film included readings by Jeremy Irons and Arthur Miller, among others.[2]

Also features Paul Simon's "American Tune" at the beginning and end of the film. [3]

McCullough, then-New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, former congresswoman Barbara Jordan, director Miloš Forman, writers James Baldwin and Jerzy Kosinski, musician Ray Charles, and poet Carolyn Forché are among those interviewed.[4] The film also featured vintage film footage that deals with Lady Liberty from the likes of Charlie Chaplin, James Stewart, and Planet of the Apes.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Broken Rainbow Wins Documentary Feature: 1986 Oscars
  2. 1 2 "NY Times: The Statue of Liberty". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  3. ↑ Amazon.com
  4. ↑ "The Statue of Liberty (1985)". IMDB.
  5. ↑ "The Statue of Liberty (1985) - Connections". IMDB.


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