New York: A Documentary Film
This seven-part 14 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.
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01x08 Episode 8: The Center of the World… Aired: Sep. 09, 2003The eighth episode of filmmaker Ric Burns' award-winning series New York: A Documentary Film examines the rise and fall of the World Trade Center … [continue reading]
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- Filming took nearly four years and over 170 days including interviews, shooting archival footage, and New York landscapes.
- Originally, the film was to be a seven-episode documentary. After the World Trade Center was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, an eighth episode - "The Center of the…
[show]Originally, the film was to be a seven-episode documentary. After the World Trade Center was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, an eighth episode - "The Center of the World" about the rise and fall of the Twin Towers - was made. It aired September 8, 2003.
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