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The Congress is a 1988 documentary film directed by the Emmy Award -winning director Ken Burns. [1] The Florentine Films production, [2] which focuses on the United States Congress, [3] aired on PBS on March 20, 1989.
Mar 20, 1989 · The Congress: Directed by Ken Burns. With David McCullough, Charles McDowell, Barbara Fields, John C. Stennis. The U. S. Congress is one of the country's most important and misunderstood institutions. Ken Burns tells the story behind this branch of government.
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The Congress. This portrait of the United States Congress explores the history and promise of one of the country’s most important and least understood institutions. It tells the story of the Capitol building itself – including its burning by the British in the War of 1812 and its completion in the midst of the Civil War – and chronicles ...
May 26, 2003 · The Congress. Buy. TV-G. CC. Ken Burns: America. 179M subscribers. Subscribed. 21. Ken Burns: America S1 E6. Ken Burns profiles a durable American institution in his elegant, penetrating...
The Congress. 1988. 1 hr 30 mins. Documentary. NR. Watchlist. Filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles and commemorates the U.S. Congress on its bicentennial, using interviews, and archival photos and...
Mar 19, 1989 · Synopsis by Alice Duncan. Renowned documentary-maker Ken Burns uses archival film clips, interviews, newspaper stories, and journals to bring the story of the U.S. Congress and the characters involved in its fascinating and sometimes dubious history to life.
Jul 4, 2019 · Reviews. The Congress Is the Ken Burns Film We Need Today. His legislative branch documentary is 30 years old, but since then everything has changed for the worse. posted by Aaron Barnhart. Thursday 7/4/2019 at 12:35AM EDT. Ken Burns turned his documentary camera on The Congress in 1988. (Photo: MasterClass) The Congress. 1988.
