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Empire of the Air DVD

NR (Not Rated) :: Pbs Paramount :: Released: 2004-09-28

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Empire of the Air Summary Like a juicy page-turner, Ken Burns's two-hour documentary on the history of radio is packed with tantalizing ingredients: power, greed, broken friendships, narcissistic heroes, and tragic players. Adapted from Tom Lewis's absorbing book, Empire follows three Americans who crafted Guglielmo Marconi's discovery of radio waves into a powerful component of the 20th century: foppish inventor Lee de Forest; Edwin Howard Armstrong, the engineer's engineer; and Russian immigrant David Sarnoff, who became head of RCA. This project came between Burns's mammoth Civil War and Baseball documentaries, and he departs from him usual structure. Instead of having actors read the letters of the participants, Burns relies on narrator Jason Robards. Because the subject matter is relatively new, there's abundant information on the three men, including on-air interviews with those who knew them. Burns's ability to marry image and sound (often old broadcasts) is a wonder, making this film as poetic as it is deft. --Doug Thomas

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made... DVD Techincal Details Cast: Jason Robards, Ken Bilby, Garrison Keillor, Norman Corwin
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 100 mins
UPC: 097368857445
Binding: DVD
Studio: Pbs Paramount
Release Date: 2004-09-28
Region Code: 1
Specs: Color, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown), English (Original Language),