Coney Island (1991) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1991 · 58 mins · English

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Directed by

Ric Burns

Starring

Judd Hirsch, Eli Wallach, Lois Smith, Vincent Gardenia, George Plimpton, Frances Sternhagen

Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the 20th century this modest New York parcel had achieved worldwide fame. On summer Sundays the three grand pleasure domes—Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland—vied for half‑a‑million visitors. By daylight it was the world’s most spectacular amusement park; after dark it transformed into an electric ‘Eden’ of lights and thrills.