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The Congress (1989)

The Congress (1989)

History Documentary
Release Date: 1989, March 19
Directors: Ken Burns
Countries: Canada, United States of America
Production: Florentine Films
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Walt MacPherson, Jerome Dempsey, David McCullough, Julie Harris, Alistair Cooke, Cokie Roberts, Garrison Keillor, Ronnie Gilbert, David Broder, Charles McDowell, Barbara Fields

Overview:

For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promise of this unique American institution. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews with David Broder, Alistair Cooke, Cokie Roberts, Charles McDowell and others, the award-winning film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress and, in turn, our country.

Keywords:

biography usa politics u.s. congress