New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
New York: A Documentary Film is a 1999 documentary series created by Ric Burns. It stars David Ogden Stiers, Kenneth Jackson and Mike Wallace.
This eight-part, 16½-hour television event explores New York City's rich history as the premier laboratory of modern life. A sweeping narrative covering nearly 400 years and 400 square miles, it reveals a complex and dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation and reflecting its ideals.
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Cast
- David Ogden Stiers as Narrator
- Kenneth Jackson as Self - Commentator
- Mike Wallace as Self - Commentator
- John Steele Gordon as Self - Commentator
- Robert A.M. Stern as Self - Commentator
- Robert Caro as Self - Commentator
- David McCullough as Self - Commentator
- Fran Lebowitz as Self - Commentator
- Donald Trump as Self - Commentator
- Ed Koch as Self - Commentator
- Allen Ginsberg as Self - Commentator
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan as Self - Commentator