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Monument to the Dream

Monument to the Dream

196730m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1967

Runtime

30m

Storyline

Documents the evolution of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Arch from concept drawings, to fabrication of its stainless steel sections, to assembly and completion. Innovative structural techniques and brilliant design show why this avant-garde monument is among the greatest civil engineering achievements of the twentieth century. Oscar Nominee: Best Documentary Short

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
30m
Jun 11, 1967
Languages
English
Director
Charles Guggenheim
Charles Guggenheim
L.T. Iglehart, Jr
Production
Guggenheim Productions
Guggenheim Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

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