New York: A Documentary Film
TV
Type
1999
Year
1 Season
Seasons
★ 7.5
Rating
Documentary
Genre
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.
Episodes
1. The Country and the City (1609–1825)
2. Order and Disorder (1825–1865)
3. Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)
4. The Power and the People (1898–1918)
5. Cosmopolis (1919–1931)
6. City of Tomorrow (1929–1941)
7. The City and the World (1945–2000)
8. The Center of the World (1946–2003)
9. The Future of Cities (2003–2025), Part 1
10. The Future of Cities (2003–2025), Part 2
Cast
David Ogden Stiers
Narrator
Kenneth Jackson
Self - Commentator
Mike Wallace
Self - Commentator
John Steele Gordon
Self - Commentator
Robert A.M. Stern
Self - Commentator