Secrets of a Master Builder
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Profile of James Buchanan Eads, a self-made man and one of America's greatest engineers, who led a life inextricably intertwined with the nation's most important waterway, the Mississippi River. He explored the river bottom in a diving bell of his own design; made a fortune salvaging wrecks; built t
Cast & Crew
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Matt Goeke
Performer
David Mccullough
Narrator
Bob Zubrycki
Performer
Helene Bergman
Performer
Aloysia Freedman
Performer
Mark Adler
Theme Music
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (10/30/00), The, James Eads
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Profile of James Buchanan Eads, a self-made man and one of America's greatest engineers, who led a life inextricably intertwined with the nation's most important waterway, the Mississippi River. He explored the river bottom in a diving bell of his own design; made a fortune salvaging wrecks; built the world's first steel bridge over the Mississippi at St. Louis; and deepened the river at its mouth, turning New Orleans into the second largest port in the nation.
Cast
Matt Goeke
Performer
David Mccullough
Narrator
Bob Zubrycki
Performer
Helene Bergman
Performer
Aloysia Freedman
Performer
Crew
Mark Adler
Theme Music
Dennis Anderson
Other
John M Barry
Advisor
Paul Bateman
Camera
John Cameron
Sound
Ger E Cannon
Sound
Carl Charlson
Producer
Carl Charlson
Writer
Bill Cherney
Animator
Francis X Coakley
Sound
Rose Compagine
Post-Production
Joy Conley
Researcher
Paul Deakin
On-Line Editor
Danielle Dell'olio
Other
Margaret Drain
Executive Producer
James E Dunford
Post-Production
Boyd Estus
Cinematographer
Nancy Farrell
Other
Lawrence Feldman
Other
Mark Geffen
Visual Effects
Dulce Gonzalez
Cinematographer
Sharon Grimberg
Coproducer
Sharon Grimberg
Editor
Guy Holt
Grip
Robert W Jackson
Advisor
Jill Jaffee
Other
John Jenkins
Sound Mixer
Andre Jones
Other
Ed Joyce
Animator
Brian Keane
Music
Alison Kennedy
Other
Bill Lattanzi
Editor
Bill B Leclair
Grip
Brian Lovery
Colorist
Ian Lynch
Assistant Camera Operator
Greg Mccleary
Sound Mixer
Greg Mccleary
Sound Designer
William B Mccullough
Assistant Camera Operator
David Mellow
Assistant Camera Operator
Howard S Miller
Advisor
Susan Mottau
Line Producer
Bob Perrin
Cinematographer
Raymond Powell
Post-Production
Helen R Russell
Other
Mark Samels
Producer
Katha Seidman
Art Director
Mark Steele
On-Line Editor
Rebekah Suggs
Other
Dyanna Taylor
Cinematographer
Jeffrey Victor
Assistant Camera Operator
Heidi Wormser
Other
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (10/30/00), The, James Eads
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
