Geoffrey C. Ward

For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and ...

26 de out. de 1985

Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.

14 de jan. de 2002

For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, ...

01 de out. de 1991

Ken Burns' portrait of Louisiana governor and U.S. senator Huey Long.

28 de set. de 1985

The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidential power...

15 de out. de 1990

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City reveals the fascinating life and complex legacy of architect and city planner Daniel Hud...

26 de abr. de 2010

Thomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, but Benton hung them in saloons for ordinary peop...

31 de out. de 1989

A champion of the strenuous life, Teddy Roosevelt embodied the notion of an expanded presidency. Stamping the presidency with his own colorful pers...

06 de out. de 1996

The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in ...

Uma narrativa imersiva de 360 ​​graus contando a história épica da Guerra do Vietnã como nunca antes foi contada em filme. Apresentando depoimentos...

Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resource...

A história da ascensão, estabelecimento e queda da Décima Oitava Emenda à Constituição dos Estados Unidos e toda a era que ela abrangeu (1920-33). ...

The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives an...

Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. ...

The visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interwea...

The little-known story of one of the most compelling political movements and friendships in American history.

The complex life of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that "all men are created equal" yet owned slaves, is recounted by master filmmaker Ken Burns in th...

Mark Twain is a documentary film on the life of Mark Twain also known as Samuel Clements produced by Ken Burns in 2001. Burns captures both the pub...

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.