Brooklyn Bridge
Brief Synopsis
Recounts the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge (1869-1883) through archival footage and stills.
Cast & Crew
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Ken Burns
Director
Kurt Vonnegut
Voice
Richard Rescia
Voice
Richard Pini
Voice
Arthur Miller
Voice
Paul Goldberger
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Recounts the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge (1869-1883) through archival footage and stills.
Director
Ken Burns
Director
Cast
Kurt Vonnegut
Voice
Richard Rescia
Voice
Richard Pini
Voice
Arthur Miller
Voice
Paul Goldberger
Lewis Mumford
Paul Roebling
Voice
Arthur Miller
Himself
Fred Sherry
Voice
David Mccullough
Narrator
Austin Stevens
Voice
Julie Harris
Voice
Crew
Peter Basquin
Other
David Blistein
Production Assistant
Ken Burns
Editor
Ken Burns
Executive Producer
Ken Burns
Cinematographer
Sammy Cahn
Music
Tracy Calvan
Production Assistant
Jesse Carr
Music
John Colby
Music
William Conklin
Special Thanks To
Ry Cooder
Music
Bernhardt Denmark
Special Thanks To
Jack Desimone
Special Thanks To
Lee Dichter
Sound
Robert Gerometta
Special Thanks To
Howard Golden
Special Thanks To
Louis Marie Gottschalk
Music
Roberta Gratz
Archival Footage
Sally Groo
Production Assistant
Jeannette Guasp
Special Thanks To
Victor Herbert
Music
Terry Hopkins
Photography
Larry Hott
Production Associate
Norton Juster
Consultant
Richard Kilberg
Executive Producer
John Kolp
Special Thanks To
Thomas Lewis
Researcher
Jerome Liebling
Consultant
Robert Lyons
Special Thanks To
James Madden
Titles
David Mccullough
Consultant
J. Michaels
Creative Consultant
Barbara Millstein
Consultant
Donald Moore
Special Thanks To
Lewis Mumford
Consultant
Barry Nickelsburg
Special Thanks To
Leonard Pennario
Other
Noelle Penraat
Editing
Fred Richmond
Special Thanks To
William Sharwell
Special Thanks To
Lee Sherman
Special Thanks To
Roger Sherman
Production Manager
Roger Sherman
Associate Producer
Kirk Simon
Special Thanks To
Frank Sinatra
Song Performer
Jessica Spohn
Animator
Buddy Squires
Cinematographer
Buddy Squires
Associate Producer
Gene Squires
Special Thanks To
Amy Stechler
Associate Producer
Amy Stechler
Editor
Amy Stechler
Writer
Jule Styne
Theme Lyrics
Alan Trachtenberg
Consultant
Robert Vogel
Special Thanks To
Terry Walton
Special Thanks To
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Award Nominations
Best Documentary Feature
1981
