New York: A Documentary Film
USA,
1999, 1 h 53 min
Directed by:
Ric BurnsComposer:
Brian KeaneCast:
David Ogden Stiers (narrator), Spalding Gray, Frank McCourt, Robert Sean Leonard, Philip Bosco, Allen Ginsberg, Keith David, Joe Morton, George Plimpton, Eli Wallach, Frances Sternhagen (more)Plots(1)
This episode details New York's enormous growth as a booming commercial center and multi-ethnic port, and the mounting tensions that set the stage for the nation's bloodiest riot. (PBS)
Cast
![David Ogden Stiers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270380_b78456.jpg)
David Ogden Stiers (narrator)
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![Spalding Gray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/367/161367790_fff289.jpg)
Spalding Gray
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Frank McCourt
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![Robert Sean Leonard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/730/162730276_fa4f60.png)
Robert Sean Leonard
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![Philip Bosco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270885_e65e40.jpg)
Philip Bosco
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![Allen Ginsberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/743/160743454_4be487.jpg)
Allen Ginsberg
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![Keith David](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271686_45b61d.jpg)
Keith David
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![Joe Morton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267502_f2bb7c.jpg)
Joe Morton
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George Plimpton
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![Eli Wallach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/360/162360723_469321.jpg)
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![Frances Sternhagen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272920_e74a5d.jpg)
Frances Sternhagen
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