Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(120 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Series |
Ken Burns' America collection.
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System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
Note |
Full screen version in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition. |
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DVD release of the documentary originally broadcast on PBS. |
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Based on the book: Empire of the air / by Tom Lewis. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
Credits |
Cinematography, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; editor, Paul Barnes ; music direction, Ken Burns, Jesse Carr ; sound, Morgan Wesson, Roger Sherman, Alan Barker, Todd Bellanca. |
Performer |
Jason Robards, narrator. |
Summary |
Story of radio from 1906-1955 and the three men who made it happen: Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff. Combines archival photographs, newsreels of the period, interviews, and radio soundtrack. |
Language |
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Subject |
Armstrong, Edwin H. (Edwin Howard), 1890-1954.
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De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961.
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Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971.
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Radio -- Videodiscs.
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Radio -- History -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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Genre |
Documentary television programs Videodiscs.
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Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953-
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Lewis, Tom, 1942-
Empire of the air.
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Wesson, Morgan.
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Ward, Geoffrey C.
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Robards, Jason.
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Added Title |
Empire of the air (Television program)
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ISBN |
141570239X |
Standard No. |
097368857445 |
Music No. |
88574 PBS Home Video |
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