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Foundation date 1 january 1989
Steeplechase Films is a documentary production company founded in 1989 by filmmaker Ric Burns. They produce films focusing on events and people in American history, mainly for the PBS series American Experience. Ric and his company are best known for the eight-part, seventeen and a half hour series, New York: A Documentary Film, which premiered nationally on PBS to wide public and critical acclaim when broadcast in three installments in November 1999, September 2001, and September 2003.
Filmography of Steeplechase Films (5 films)
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, 2hDirected by Ric Burns
Genres Documentary, Historical
Actors Willem Dafoe, Philip Bosco, Josh Hamilton, Vincent Kartheiser, Robert Sean Leonard, Callie Thorne
Directed by Ric Burns
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Andy Warhol, Laurie Anderson, Candy Darling, Bob Dylan, Dennis Hopper, Paul Morrissey
Andy Warhol fut l’un des artistes les plus importants – sinon le plus important – de la deuxième moitié du XXe siècle. Ce documentaire captivant et souvent émouvant, brosse un portrait de ce personnage aussi génial que décrié, qui sut capter les turbulences d’une époque marquée par le changement. Ce fi lm est le premier à exploiter les immenses archives du musée Andy Warhol de Pittsburgh.À travers quantité d’images et de séquences inédites complétées d’interviews, il explore la vie et l’œuvre de celui qui deviendra le pape du Pop Art – depuis son enfance solitaire et sa formation à Pittsburgh – jusqu’à l’explosion de sa carrière à New York et sa mort prématurée 1987.
Ansel Adams (2002)
, 1h40Directed by Ric Burns
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors David Ogden Stiers
The Donner Party (1992)
, 1h30Directed by Ric Burns
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical
Actors J. D. Cannon, Timothy Hutton, Eli Wallach, Gene Jones, Amy Madigan, Donal McCann
In 1846, a large wagon train left Springfield, Illinois for California. In July of that year, following the advice of The Emigrants' Guide to Oregon and California written by a pro-emigration promoter named Lansford Hastings, the Donner party left the main body of emigrants to take a never before tried “shortcut” across the Great Basin.
Coney Island (1991)
, 1h8Directed by Ric Burns
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about cities
Actors Philip Bosco, Al Lewis, Vincent Gardenia, Eli Wallach, Judd Hirsch, George Plimpton
Coney Island began as a resort destination in the early 1830s and gained popularity in the 1860s as advances in transportation reduced the time it took to get there from other parts of New York City. As visitors increased, attractions were added, including a tall observation tower, the Coney Island Elephant hotel, early roller coasters, carousels, and arc lights to enable nighttime swimming.