Directed by:
Ric BurnsComposer:
Brian KeaneCast:
David Ogden Stiers (narrator), Martin Scorsese, Eli Wallach, Robert Sean Leonard, Philip Bosco, Joan Allen, Ron Silver, Frances Sternhagen, Janeane Garofalo (more)Episodes(9)
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The Country and the City (1609–1825) (E01)
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Order and Disorder (1825–1865) (E02)
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Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898) (E03)
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The Power and the People (1898–1918) (E04)
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Cosmopolis (1919–1931) (E05)
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City of Tomorrow (1929–1941) (E06)
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The City and the World (1945–2000) (E07)
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The Center of the World (1946–2003) (E08)
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The Future of Cities (2003–2018) (E09)
Plots(1)
The series offers fourteen spectacular hours of programming that chronicle the history of New York - from its beginning in 1609 as a Dutch trading post, through the turbulent years of change in the decades following World War II, to its present day status as one of the most important and influential cities in the world.
Episode 1: The Country and the City (1609 - 1825) chronicles the arrival of the Dutch, the impact of the English, the horrors of colonial slavery and New York's critical role in the American Revolution.
Episode 2: Order and Disorder (1825 - 1865) looks at New York's rise as a burgeoning cultural center and multi-ethnic port, concluding with the Civil War Riots - America's bloodiest civil disturbance. Episode 3: Sunshine and Shadow (1865 - 1898) turns the spotlight on a period of greed and wealth that fueled the expanding metropolis - even as politics and poverty defined it.
Episode 4: The Power and the People (1898 - 1918) follows New York into a new century, examining the interplay of capitalism, democracy and transformation in the wake of an extraordinary wave of immigration and the birth of the skyscraper.
Episode 5: Cosmopolis (1919 - 1931) details the African-American experience, the birth of new media industries and the incredible array of human and cultural energies that converged, ending with the construction of the world's tallest building.
Episode 6: City of Tomorrow (1929 - 1941) traces the spectacular but often troubling changes that overtook New York due to the crash of 1929 and the beginning of World War II.
Episode 7: The City and the World(1945 - Present) chronicles the history of New York from the end of World War II through today, exploring the complexities of the post-modern city and the turbulent years of physical, social and cultural change in the decades following the war.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
David Ogden Stiers (narrator)
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