Frank Lloyd Wright [videorecording] / a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Peter Miller ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington.

1415702500
9781415702505

[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2004]

English

Closed-captioned.

1 videodisc (ca. 153 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

841887051378

NA737.W7 F72 1998

720/.92

705137 PBS

Uses interviews and archival footage to tell the story of the melodramatic life and stunning architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. Discusses some of the 800+ buildings designed by Wright, including the Guggenheim Museum, the Johnson Wax Building, Fallingwater, Unity Temple, and Taliesin. Examines how Wright's buildings and ideas changed the way we live, work, and see the world around us. Documents the turbulence of Wright's personal life, including his three marriages, financial troubles, and many scandals.

Originally broadcast on PBS in 1998.
Full screen presentation; Dolby surround stereo.
Special features include: Ken Burns : making history; A conversation with Ken Burns; Charlie Rose interview with producers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
Narrator, Edward Herrmann; voices: Philip Bosco, Julie Harris, Sab Shimono.

Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns ; editor, Tricia Reidy.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD.

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