Movies: David McCullough

  • 2003
    Seabiscuit

    Seabiscuit (2003)

    Seabiscuit

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    True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation....

    Seabiscuit
  • 2017
    The Words That Built America

    The Words That Built America (2017)

    The Words That Built America

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    In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foundation for the United States of America....

    The Words That Built America
  • 1996
    The Battle Over Citizen Kane

    The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

    The Battle Over Citizen Kane

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    Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also acts as a relatively complete biograph of Hearst's career....

    The Battle Over Citizen Kane
  • 2008
    David McCullough: Painting with Words

    David McCullough: Painting with Words (2008)

    David McCullough: Painting with Words

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    Author/historian David McCullough welcomes viewers into his public and private world in this film. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman--who adapted McCullough's 'John Adams' for the 7-part HBO miniseries--this documentary paints an affectionate, ...

    David McCullough: Painting with Words
  • 1985
    The Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty (1985)

    The Statue of Liberty

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    For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken Burns explores both the history of America’s premier symbol and...

    The Statue of Liberty
  • 1995
    Truman

    Truman (1995)

    Truman

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    Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war President....

    Truman
  • 2017
    California Typewriter

    California Typewriter (2017)

    California Typewriter

    6.92017HD

    A story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. A meditation on creativity and technology featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, David McCullough and others....

    California Typewriter
  • 1992
    The Donner Party

    The Donner Party (1992)

    The Donner Party

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    Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey penetrated to the very heart of the American Dream at a crucial phase of the nation's "manifest desti...

    The Donner Party
  • 1981
    Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge (1981)

    Brooklyn Bridge

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    Today it's a symbol of strength and vitality. 135 years ago, it was a source of controversy. This documentary examines the great problems and ingenious solutions that marked the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. From conception to construction, it...

    Brooklyn Bridge
  • 1993
    Ike

    Ike (1993)

    Ike

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    He went off to war an unknown soldier and returned a beloved national hero. Often dismissed as a "do-nothing" president and a good-natured bumbler, Dwight D. Eisenhower -- the last American president to be born in the 19th century -- was actually a s...

    Ike
  • 1989
    The Congress

    The Congress (1989)

    The Congress

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    For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promise of this unique American inst...

    The Congress
  • 1992
    George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King

    George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King (1992)

    George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King

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    The personal development of George Washington is the focus as Producer David Sutherland brings to life a uniquely human Washington who transformed himself from social climber into a patriot willing to give up everything for a higher cause....

    George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
  • 1997
    New York Underground

    New York Underground (1997)

    New York Underground

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    In the mid 1800s, New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth. The congested streets and pokey transportation system were a source of constant complaint. On March 24, 1900, ground was broken for the Big Apple's subway; the Interborough ...

    New York Underground
  • 1994
    FDR

    FDR (1994)

    FDR

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    Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his legacy still...

    FDR
  • 1996
    The Wright Stuff

    The Wright Stuff (1996)

    The Wright Stuff

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    On August 8, 1908, at a racetrack outside Paris, Wilbur Wright executed what was, for him, a routine flight: a smooth take-off banking into a couple of tight circles, ending in a perfect landing. The flight took less than two minutes, but it left spe...

    The Wright Stuff
  • 1985
    Huey Long

    Huey Long (1985)

    Huey Long

    6.81985HD

    Ken Burns' portrait of Louisiana governor and U.S. senator Huey Long....

    Huey Long
  • 1984
    The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

    The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984)

    The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

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    They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them Shakers. Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of this particularly American movement, and in the process,...

    The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
  • 2000
    Napoleon

    Napoleon (2000)

    Napoleon

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    In David Grubin's NAPOLEON watch Napoleon's rise from obscurity to victories that made him a hero to the French people and convinced him he was destined for greatness. Learn of his love for Josephine Beauharnais, and his rise to Emperor. Witness his ...

    Napoleon
  • 1986
    The Wyeths: A Father and His Family

    The Wyeths: A Father and His Family (1986)

    The Wyeths: A Father and His Family

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    The life of the famed illustrator NC Wyeth as told by his children: Andrew Wyeth, Henriette Wyeth Hurd, Caroline Wyeth, Nat Wyeth, and Ann Wyeth McCoy....

    The Wyeths: A Father and His Family
  • 1993
    The Hurricane of '38

    The Hurricane of '38 (1993)

    The Hurricane of '38

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    In September of 1938, a great storm rose up on the coast of West Africa and began making its way across the Atlantic Ocean. The National Weather Bureau learned about it from merchant ships at sea and predicted it would blow itself out at Cape Hattera...

    The Hurricane of '38