Edition |
Wide screen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
Language |
In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
Note |
Title from container. |
Performer |
Narrator, Stockard Channing ; voice of Olmsted, Campbell Scott. |
Credits |
Cinematography, Stephen McCarthy [and 5 others] ; music, Judy Hyman. |
Note |
Originally broadcast in 2014 on PBS. |
System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; wide screen presentation; stereo. |
Summary |
A biography of the man who made public parks an essential part of American life. He made enormous contributions to the American landscape, believing a park was both a work of art and a necessity for urban life. Olmsted's efforts to preserve nature created an "environmental ethic" decades before the environmental movement became a force in American politics. |
Note |
Special feature: Olmsted's enduring legacy featurette. |
Subject |
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
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Landscape architects -- United States -- Biography.
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Landscape architecture -- United States -- History.
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Genre/Form |
Biographical television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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Educational television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Hott, Lawrence R., filmmaker.
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Garey, Diane, filmmaker.
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Chowder, Ken, screenwriter.
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Channing, Stockard, narrator.
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Scott, Campbell, voice actor.
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WNED-TV (Television station : Buffalo, N.Y.), production company.
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Florentine Films, production company.
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Hott Productions, production company.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher, broadcaster.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
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ISBN |
9781627890458 |
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1627890459 |
Standard No. |
841887021524 |
Music No. |
FLAO601 PBS |
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