Janson Media today announced the release to worldwide DVD/video, VOD, and television markets of The Gateway Arch: A Reflection of America. The story of the construction of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is a tale as large as the gigantic architectural wonder itself - from Thomas Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, and St. Louis’s role in westward expansion, to the eventual construction of the largest stainless steel structure in history.
The Gateway Arch is an architectural and design masterpiece that has touched everyone who has touched it. The documentary chronicles for the first time the complete story of this great American symbol. Over 10,000 documents and images were examined, including architect Eero Saarinen’s private papers and earliest conceptual drawings held at Yale University. Extensive research at archives across the United States, along with countless behind-the-scenes interviews, brought to light information previously unknown to the general public; including the fact that engineers feared the Arch would buckle when placing the final piece, resulting in a catastrophic failure. Interviews with World Trade Center Memorial architect Daniel Libeskind, New York-based architecture critic Jayne Merkel, and Eero Saarinen’s daughter Susan, give new insight into the genius of Saarinen’s design.
Narrated by Academy Award-winner and St. Louis native, Kevin Kline, The Gateway Arch is more than just a dry historical record. This film presents a message of optimism, the human capacity to pursue dreams, and America’s ability to achieve great things.
The Gateway Arch: A Reflection of America (1 x 58′) is the winner of four 2007 Mid-America Emmy Awards, each in the best historical documentary, writer, audio, and director categories. It was produced in 2006 by Civil Pictures Inc., producers of the national award-winning documentary The World’s Greatest Fair (2004), and is now available exclusively from Janson Media to worldwide DVD/video, VOD, and television markets.
The Gateway Arch: A Reflection of America
DVD
Length: 1 x 58′ program, plus 30 minutes of extra features.
MSRP: $24.95
Catalog #20349
ISBN# 156839-293-1
UPC# 6-4603203499-8
Pre-book Date: October 26,2007
Street Date: October 31, 2007