Brooklyn Bridge is a documentary film on the history of the Brooklyn BridgeBrooklyn Bridge-WTTW and the directorial debut of Ken Burns.DVD Review: Ken Burns’ Brooklyn Bridge – I Got Something To Sell You… - Thoughts From the Mountain Top It was produced by Burns, Roger Sherman, Buddy Squires, and Amy Stechler in 1981.
Synopsis The film included interviews with personalities such as The New York Times architectural critic Paul Goldberger and writer Arthur Miller plus film clips featuring Bugs Bunny (Bowery Bugs) and Frank Sinatra. It was narrated by historian David McCullough, who wrote the 1972 book the film was based on.
Accolades The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
In 2025, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."Library Names 25 Films to the National Film Registry for Preservation
Broadcast history The film was rebroadcast nationally twice: on January 29, 1992, preceding the then-new documentary from Burns, Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, and on October 21, 2002, as part of Ken Burns: America's Stories.
References
External links Brooklyn Bridge at KenBurns.com Official site on PBS
Excerpt from PBS America on YouTube