Ric Burns Movies

  • 2001
    The Concert for New York City

    The Concert for New York City

    The Concert for New York City

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    The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a...

    The Concert for New York City
  • 2001
    New York: The City of Tomorrow

    New York: The City of Tomorrow

    New York: The City of Tomorrow

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    Reveals the immense new forces that were unleashed in New York.

    New York: The City of Tomorrow
  • 2006
    Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

    Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

    Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

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    Ric Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol. [Made for and aired on PBS's...

    Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
  • 1992
    The Donner Party

    The Donner Party

    The Donner Party

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    Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey...

    The Donner Party
  • 2014
    Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer

    Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer

    Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer

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    Chronicle of publisher Gene Pope Jr.'s celebrity gossip and scandal fused vision, which became The National Enquirer, America's most notorious...

    Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer
  • 2016
    The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth

    The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth

    The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth

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    The voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 has come to define the founding moment of America, celebrated each year at Thanksgiving. A lavish new drama...

    The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
  • 2015
    The Pilgrims

    The Pilgrims

    The Pilgrims

    7.72015HD

    Arguably one of the most fateful and resonant events of the last half millennium, the Pilgrims journey west across the Atlantic in the early 17th...

    The Pilgrims
  • 1991
    Coney Island

    Coney Island

    Coney Island

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    Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous....

    Coney Island
  • 2006
    Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

    Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

    Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

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    Eugene O'Neill tells the haunting story of the life and work of America's greatest and only Nobel Prize-winning playwright -- set within the context...

    Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
  • 2017
    The Chinese Exclusion Act

    The Chinese Exclusion Act

    The Chinese Exclusion Act

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    A sweeping chronicle of the entire exclusion era - the latter part of the 1800s, when anti-Chinese agitation led to federal laws targeting Chinese...

    The Chinese Exclusion Act
  • 2021
    Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

    Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

    Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

    7.12021HD

    An exploration of the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction,...

    Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
  • 2013
    Men at Lunch

    Men at Lunch

    Men at Lunch

    6.52013HD

    This remarkable new documentary explores the story behind one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century: the 1932 photograph of workmen...

    Men at Lunch
  • 2012
    Death and the Civil War

    Death and the Civil War

    Death and the Civil War

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    Based on the best-selling book by Drew Gilpin Faust, this film will explore how the American Civil War created a "republic of suffering" and will...

    Death and the Civil War
  • 1995
    The Way West

    The Way West

    The Way West

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    A six-hour documentary series chronicling the way the West was lost and won between 1845 and 1893, broadcast nationally on PBS in May 1995 as part of...

    The Way West
  • 1997
    New York Underground

    New York Underground

    New York Underground

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    In the mid 1800s, New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth. The congested streets and pokey transportation system were a source of...

    New York Underground
  • 2010
    Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

    Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

    Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

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    Examine the American whaling industry from its 17th-century origins in drift and shore whaling off the coast of New England and Cape Cod, through the...

    Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
  • 2020
    Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

    Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

    Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

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    Discover how the advent of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly...

    Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
  • 2019
    Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs

    Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs

    Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs

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    Where did dogs come from and how did evolving alongside humans shape both them and us? MADE FOR EACH OTHER considers the history of the remarkable...

    Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs
  • 2011
    Nantucket

    Nantucket

    Nantucket

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    The incredible story of the island of Nantucket, from its Native American origins as a Wampanoag outpost, through the English settlement and early...

    Nantucket
  • 2002
    Ansel Adams

    Ansel Adams

    Ansel Adams

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    The timeless photographs of Ansel Adams have made him one of the most recognized and admired names in art. This intimate look at the man and his work...

    Ansel Adams