Panama Canal [videorecording] / American Experience Films presents ; an Insignia Films production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; WGBH ; directed by Stephen Ives ; produced by Amanda Pollak ; written by Michelle Ferrari.
2011
F1569.C2 P36 2011
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Title
Panama Canal [videorecording] / American Experience Films presents ; an Insignia Films production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; WGBH ; directed by Stephen Ives ; produced by Amanda Pollak ; written by Michelle Ferrari.
Uniform Title
American experience (Television program)
Variant Title
Subtitle on container: Gateway to the American century
ISBN
9781608833948
1608833941
1608833941
Publication Details
United States : PBS Distribution, [2011]
Language
English
Language Note
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Description
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
841887013970
Call Number
F1569.C2 P36 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
972.8705
Distributor No.
AMX62302 PBS
Summary
On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signaling America's emergence as a global superpower. This film, using an extraordinary archive of photographs and footage, interviews with canal workers, and firsthand accounts of life in the Canal Zone, unravels the remarkable story of one of the world's most significant technological achievements.
Note
Originally broadcast on television as an episode of American experience on January 24, 2011.
Narrator, Michael Murphy.
Narrator, Michael Murphy.
Credits
Director of photography, Andrew Young ; editor, George O'Donnell ; music, Peter Rundquist.
Audience
Not rated.
System Details Note
DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen; 5.1 surround sound.
Added Author
Ives, Stephen.
Pollak, Amanda.
Ferrari, Michelle.
Murphy, Michael, 1938-
O'Donnell, George, film editor.
Rundquist, Peter.
Pollak, Amanda.
Ferrari, Michelle.
Murphy, Michael, 1938-
O'Donnell, George, film editor.
Rundquist, Peter.
Added Corporate Author
Insignia Films.
WGBH Educational Foundation.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
WGBH Educational Foundation.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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Table of Contents
Wonder of the modern world
The Republic of Panama
Challenges breaking ground
John Stevens
Recruiting workers
Mosquito eradication
Roosevelt visits Panama
The Culebra cut
Finishing the canal
Credits.
The Republic of Panama
Challenges breaking ground
John Stevens
Recruiting workers
Mosquito eradication
Roosevelt visits Panama
The Culebra cut
Finishing the canal
Credits.