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Circus -- United States -- History.
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Circus -- United States -- History.
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The
circus
[videorecording (DVD)].
PBS, [2018].
Call #:
DVD 791.3 C578 Doc
Subjects
Circus
-- United States -- History.
Series
American experience (PBS Distribution)
PBS DVD video.
ISBN:
9781531706302
1531706304
Alternate title:
American experience. The
circus
[videorecording (DVD)]
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)].
Description:
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Originally broadcast by PBS October 8-9, 2018.
Home use only.
English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Production:
A Winter Films production for American experience ; WGBH ; written, produced and directed by Sharon Grimberg.
Performers:
Narrator, Michael Murphy.
Summary:
This four-hour mini-series tells the story of one of the most popular and influential forms of entertainment in American history. Through the intertwined stories of several of the most innovative and influential impresarios of the late nineteenth century, this series reveals the
circus
was a uniquely American entertainment created by a rapidly expanding and industrializing nation; that it embraced and was made possible by Western imperialism; that its history was shaped by a tension between its unconventional entertainments and prevailing standards of respectability; and that its promise for ordinary people was the possibility for personal reinvention. For many Americans, the
circus
embodied the improbable and the impossible, the exotic and the spectacular. Drawing upon a vast and richly visual archive and featuring a host of performers, historians and aficionados, The
Circus
follows the rise and fall of the gigantic, traveling tented railroad
circus
and brings to life an era when
Circus
Day would shut down a town and its stars were among the most famous people in the country."--Container.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Grimberg, Sharon.
Murphy, Michael, 1938-
Winter Pink Films.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
PBS Distribution (Firm)
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Adult Nonfeature DVDs
DVD 791.3 C578 Doc
Adult Dvds-7 Days
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Jul 11, 2024
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