Poster of The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty

Plot: For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken Burns explores both the history of America’s premier symbol and the meaning of liberty itself
Release Date: Saturday, October 26 1985
39 years ago
Genres: History, Documentary
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Cast

Portrait of David McCulloughDavid McCullough. David McCullough was 52 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Self - Historian / Narrator'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 07 1933 –
Died: Sun, Aug 07 2022
Portrait of Jeremy IronsJeremy Irons. Jeremy Irons was 37 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Self (voice)'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 19 1948
Portrait of Derek JacobiDerek Jacobi. Derek Jacobi was 47 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Self (voice)'.
Birthday: Sat, Oct 22 1938
Portrait of Paul RoeblingPaul Roebling. Paul Roebling was 51 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Self (voice)'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 01 1934 –
Died: Wed, Jul 27 1994
Portrait of Arthur MillerArthur Miller. Arthur Miller was 70 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Self (voice)'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 17 1915 –
Died: Thu, Feb 10 2005
Portrait of James BaldwinJames Baldwin. James Baldwin was 61 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Self - Writer'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 02 1924 –
Died: Tue, Dec 01 1987
Portrait of Mario CuomoMario Cuomo. Mario Cuomo was 53 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Self - Governor of New York'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 15 1932 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 2015
Portrait of Miloš FormanMiloš Forman. Miloš Forman was 53 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Self - Film Director'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 18 1932 –
Died: Fri, Apr 13 2018
Portrait of Jerzy KosińskiJerzy Kosiński. Jerzy Kosiński was 52 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Self - Writer'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 14 1933 –
Died: Fri, May 03 1991
Portrait of Barbara JordanBarbara Jordan. Barbara Jordan was 49 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Self - Former Congresswoman'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 21 1936 –
Died: Wed, Jan 17 1996
Portrait of Ray CharlesRay Charles. Ray Charles was 55 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Self - Composer'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 23 1930 –
Died: Thu, Jun 10 2004

Crew

Portrait of Ken BurnsKen Burns. Ken Burns was 32 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Director, Cinematography, Producer'
Birthday: Wed, Jul 29 1953
Portrait of Geoffrey C. WardGeoffrey C. Ward. Geoffrey C. Ward was 44 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Writer'
Birthday: Sat, Nov 30 1940
Portrait of Bernard WeisbergerBernard Weisberger. Bernard Weisberger was >> in The Statue of Liberty as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Marcie SetlowMarcie Setlow. Marcie Setlow was >> in The Statue of Liberty as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Buddy SquiresBuddy Squires. Buddy Squires was >> in The Statue of Liberty as 'Cinematography, Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Noëlle PenraatNoëlle Penraat. Noëlle Penraat was >> in The Statue of Liberty as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Paul BarnesPaul Barnes. Paul Barnes was >> in The Statue of Liberty as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bruce ShawBruce Shaw. Bruce Shaw was >> in The Statue of Liberty as 'Assistant Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Terry HopkinsTerry Hopkins. Terry Hopkins was >> in The Statue of Liberty as 'Cinematography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter HuttonPeter Hutton. Peter Hutton was 41 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Cinematography'
Birthday: Thu, Aug 24 1944 –
Died: Sat, Jun 25 2016
Portrait of Roger ShearmanRoger Shearman. Roger Shearman was >> in The Statue of Liberty as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chuck ZanlunghiChuck Zanlunghi. Chuck Zanlunghi was >> in The Statue of Liberty as 'Pilot'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday