Ken Burns' America - The Congress (1988)

No subtitles on the DVD. The film follows the history of the Congress, but spends very little time on how it functions. AVI File Details ======================================== Name.........: Ken Burns' America - The Congress (1988).avi Filesize.....: 700 MB (or 717,018 KB or 734,226,432 bytes) Runtime......: 01:29:27 (128,680 fr) Video Codec..: XviD Video Bitrate: 981 kb/s Audio Codec..: 0x0055(MP3) ID'd as MPEG-1 Layer 3 Audio Bitrate: 105 kb/s (52/ch, stereo) VBR LAME3.97 Frame Size...: 528x400 (1.32:1) [=33:25] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Congress_(film) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272052/ The Congress is a documentary film directed by Emmy Award-winning director Ken Burns. The Florentine Films production, which focuses on the United States Congress, aired on PBS in 1988. Narrated by David McCullough, the documentary features use of photographs, paintings, and film from sessions of Congress, in its implementation of the Ken Burns Effect. Scenes from the 11-time Academy Award-winning James Stewart film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington are also used. The work features numerous interviews from writers and historians including Charles McDowell, David McCullough, Cokie Roberts, George Tames, David Broder, James MacGregor Burns, Barbara Fields, and Alistair Cooke. Many congressmen are specifically referenced, including Henry Clay, John Calhoon, Jefferson Davis, Thomas Brackett Reed, Joseph Gurney Cannon, George William Norris, Jeannette Rankin, and Everett Dirksen. The film also includes focus on the Congress' work during pivotal periods in United States history, including the Civil War, African-American Civil Rights Movement, and Women's suffrage. The documentary was released by PBS, on DVD in 2004

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nikko1 (2008-11-25)

love it. thanks.