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New York: A Documentary Film (1000) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1000 · 960 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Ric Burns
- Starring
- Mike Wallace, David Ogden Stiers, Kenneth Jackson, Robert A.M. Stern, John Steele Gordon
Spanning eight episodes and 16½ hours, this television series chronicles New York City’s evolution as a laboratory of modern life. Tracing nearly 400 years across 400 square miles, it paints a sweeping portrait of a vibrant, ever‑changing metropolis that has profoundly shaped the nation’s identity and embodied its ideals.
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