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5 part series "offers a behind-the-scenes look at the design and construction of Worldwide Plaza - a 47-story, 770-foot tower in Manhattan - from beginning to end ... The series profiles the people who financed the project, designed the structure, and operated the equipment that transformed an...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Independent Communications Associates, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), Channel Four (Great Britain), Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Sabbagh, Karl, Young, Veronica L.
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2003]
Subjects:
Skyscrapers > New York (State) > New York.
Skyscrapers > Design and construction.
Documentary films.
Skyscrapers.
Worldwide Plaza (New York, N.Y.)
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Worldwide Plaza.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:5 part series "offers a behind-the-scenes look at the design and construction of Worldwide Plaza - a 47-story, 770-foot tower in Manhattan - from beginning to end ... The series profiles the people who financed the project, designed the structure, and operated the equipment that transformed an empty lot into a massive landmark"--Containers.
Item Description:Originally produced for Channel 4 in association with WGBH Boston in 1989.
Some screen titles vary from container titles. Part 2 screen title: Paper and rock; container title: Rock and paper ; part 3 has additional screen title: Bricks and mortar ; part 4 has screen title: Steel and granite; container title: Steel and stone.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:5 videodiscs (53 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Camera, Allan Palmer ... [et al.] ; editor, Michael Pidcock ; narrator, William Woollard ; original music, Mark Emney.