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The Statue of Liberty

  • 1985
  • TV-G
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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The Statue of Liberty (1985)
DocumentaryHistory

Documentary showing the history of the world-famous Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, the impact it still has on people and the state of liberty as a personal and political concept in Am... Read allDocumentary showing the history of the world-famous Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, the impact it still has on people and the state of liberty as a personal and political concept in America in 1985.Documentary showing the history of the world-famous Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, the impact it still has on people and the state of liberty as a personal and political concept in America in 1985.

  • Director
    • Ken Burns
  • Writers
    • Bernard Weisberger
    • Geoffrey C. Ward
    • Ric Burns
  • Stars
    • David McCullough
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Derek Jacobi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    835
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ken Burns
    • Writers
      • Bernard Weisberger
      • Geoffrey C. Ward
      • Ric Burns
    • Stars
      • David McCullough
      • Jeremy Irons
      • Derek Jacobi
    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    David McCullough
    David McCullough
    • Self - Historian…
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Self
    • (voice)
    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    • Self
    • (voice)
    Paul Roebling
    • Self
    • (voice)
    Arthur Miller
    Arthur Miller
    • Self
    • (voice)
    Miloš Forman
    Miloš Forman
    • Self - Film Director
    • (as Milos Forman)
    Tucker Burr
    • Self
    • (voice)
    Wendy Tilghman
    • Self
    • (voice)
    Camilla Rockwell
    • Self
    • (voice)
    Youyoute Aseignot
    • Self - Haiti
    James Baldwin
    James Baldwin
    • Self - Writer
    Josephine Bianco
    • Self - Italy
    Rosie Block
    • Self - Austria
    Ray Charles
    Ray Charles
    • Self - Composer
    Rodolpho Cid
    • Self - Cuba
    Andrei Codrescu
    Andrei Codrescu
    • Self - Poet
    Mario Cuomo
    Mario Cuomo
    • Self - Governor of New York
    Carolyn Forché
    • Self - Poet
    • (as Carolyn Forche)
    • Director
      • Ken Burns
    • Writers
      • Bernard Weisberger
      • Geoffrey C. Ward
      • Ric Burns
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Ken Burns made this film at the same time that he made "Huey Long" (1985). He said in an interview that it wasn't as difficult as people might assume, for two reasons. One, reason is that he enlisted the help of two others to co-produce the films (one for each film). The other reason is, according to Burns, that both films (all of his films, for that matter, he said) are asking the same question that he never answers definitively: "Who are we Americans?"
    • Quotes
      • Vartan Gregorian: If you could say one single force that is threatening liberty, it's ignorance. Second is to treat ourselves as only economic units rather than as spiritual beings.
    • Connections
      Featured in Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      American Tune
      Music based on "St. Matthew Passion" by Johann Sebastian Bach (uncredited)
      Lyrics by Paul Simon (uncredited)
      Performed by Paul Simon
      Courtesy Paul Simon, Columbia Records
      (opening and closing title music)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 28, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Статуя Свободы
    • Production companies
      • Florentine Films
      • Thirteen / WNET
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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