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New York: A Documentary Film is an eight-part, 17½ hour, American documentary film on the history of New York City. It was directed by Ric Burns and originally aired in the U.S. on PBS. The film was a production of Steeplechase Films in association with WGBH Boston, Thirteen/WNET, and The New-York Historical Society.
Original Release
11/14/1999 on PBS
US Release
11/14/1999
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| David Ogden Stiers | Narrator |
| Kenneth Jackson | Self - Commentator / Commentator |
| Mike Wallace | Commentator |
| John Steele Gordon | Self - Commentator / Commentator |
| Robert A.M. Stern | Self - Commentator / Commentator |
| Pete Hamill | Self - Commentator |
| Philip Bosco | (voice) |
| Brendan Gill | Self - Commentator |
| Eli Wallach | (voice) |
| George Plimpton | (voice) |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Country and the City (1609-1825) | Sunday, 14 November 1999 |
| 2 | Order and Disorder (1825-1865) | Monday, 15 November 1999 |
| 3 | Sunshine and Shadow (1865-1898) | Tuesday, 16 November 1999 |
| 4 | The Power and the People (1898-1918) | Wednesday, 17 November 1999 |
| 5 | Cosmopolis (1919-1931) | Thursday, 18 November 1999 |
| 6 | City of Tomorrow (1929-1941) | Sunday, 30 September 2001 |
| 7 | The City and the World (1945-2000) | Monday, 01 October 2001 |
| 8 | The Center of the World (1946-2003) | Monday, 08 September 2003 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| David Ogden Stiers | Narrator |
| Kenneth Jackson | Self - Commentator / Commentator |
| Mike Wallace | Commentator |
| John Steele Gordon | Self - Commentator / Commentator |
| Robert A.M. Stern | Self - Commentator / Commentator |
| Pete Hamill | Self - Commentator |
| Philip Bosco | (voice) |
| Brendan Gill | Self - Commentator |
| Eli Wallach | (voice) |
| George Plimpton | (voice) |
| David McCullough | Self - Commentator |
| Lucy Sante | Self - Commentator |
| Robert A. Caro | Self - Commentator |
| Calvin O. Butts III | Self - Commentator |
| Craig Steven Wilder | Self - Commentator |
| Alfred Kazin | Self - Commentator |
| Paul Giamatti | (voice) |
| Keith David | (voice) |
| Callie Thorne | (voice) |
| Fran Lebowitz | Self - Commentator |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Margaret Drain | Executive Producer |
| Judy Crichton | Executive Producer |
| Mark Samels | Executive Producer |
| Donald Rosenfeld | Executive Producer |
| Ric Burns | Producer |
| Robin Espinola | Producer |
| Ray Segal | Producer |
| Lisa Ades | Producer |
| Kerry Herman | Producer |
| Lily Thorne | Producer |
| Danna Liebert | Producer |
| Steve Rivo | Producer |
| Kate Roth Knull | Producer |
| Marilyn Ness | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Non-Fiction Series | Nominated |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography in Non-Fiction Program | Nominated |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing in Non-Fiction Program | Won |
