Frank Lloyd Wright (1998)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Directors:

Ken Burns
Lynn Novick

Writer:

Geoffrey C. Ward (writer)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot:

A biography of the life and work of the American architect.

Plot Keywords:

Architect | Architecture | Narration | Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Edward Herrmann	...	Narrator (voice)
Philip Bosco	...	(voice)
Julie Harris	...	(voice)
Sab Shimono	...	(voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Cronon	...	Himelf - Historian
Brendan Gill	...	Himself - Writer
Paul Goldberger	...	Himself - Architecture Critic
Philip Johnson	...	Himself - Architect
Vincent Scully	...	Himself - Architectural Historian
Meryle Secrest	...	Herself - Biographer
Robert A.M. Stern	...	Himself - Architect
Edgar Tafel	...	Himself
Anne Whiston Spirn	...	Herself - Architect
David Wright	...	Himself
Eric Lloyd Wright	...	Himself
Tim Wright	...	Himself

Directed by
Ken Burns
Lynn Novick

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Geoffrey C. Ward		writer

Produced by
Pam Tubridy Baucom	....	coordinating producer
Ken Burns	....	executive producer
Ken Burns	....	producer
Karen Kenton	....	associate producer: WETA
Shola Lynch	....	associate producer
Peter Miller	....	producer
Lynn Novick	....	producer

Cinematography by
Ken Burns
Buddy Squires

Film Editing by
Tricia Reidy
Sarah Hill		(uncredited)

Production Management
Phylis Geller	....	executive in charge of production: WETA

Sound Department
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Dichter	....	sound recordist (as Marc Dichter)
Marlena Grzaslewicz	....	dialogue editor
Mark Mandler	....	sound recordist
Michael Reilly	....	sound recordist
George Shafnaker	....	sound recordist (as George Shafnacker)
Roger Sherman	....	sound recordist
Ira Spiegel	....	supervising sound editor
Lou Verrico	....	voice-over recordist
John Zecca	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Liz Dory	....	assistant camera (as Elizabeth Dory)
David Ford	....	assistant camera
Anne Gwynn	....	assistant camera
Sandy Hays	....	steadicam operator (as Sandy Hayes)
Jonathan Hoffman	....	assistant camera
Judy Hoffman	....	assistant camera
Peter Hutton	....	additional cinematographer
Bob Lebomsky	....	assistant camera
Paul Marbury	....	assistant camera
Sarah Marsh	....	assistant camera
Stephen McCarthy	....	assistant camera
Allen Moore	....	additional cinematographer
Molly O'Brien	....	assistant camera
Anthony Savini	....	assistant camera (as Anthony Sevini)
Brett Wiley	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Margaret Boyer	....	editing room assistant
George Bunce	....	assistant on-line editor (as George T. Bunce)
Sarah Hill	....	associate editor
Noëlle Penraat	....	negative matcher (as Noële Penraat)
Jay Tilin	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Caroline Dale	....	musician: cello
Jennifer L. Dunnington	....	music editor (as Jennifer Dunnington)
Matthias Gohl	....	musician: piano
Michaela Harel	....	musician: piano
Bobby Horton	....	music arranger
Bobby Horton	....	score instrumentalist
Jacqueline Schwab	....	musician: piano

Other crew
Helen Balfour Morrison	....	archival material
Paul Barnes	....	advisor
Natalie Bullock Brown	....	production coordinator (as Natalie Bullock)
Susan Yeaton Butler	....	production coordinator (as Susan Y. Butler)
Paul Christensen	....	photo restoration
William Cronon	....	advisor
John Dowdell	....	film-to-tape transfer (as John J. Dowdell III)
Dayton Duncan	....	advisor
Robert N. Gold	....	legal services
Alan Gowans	....	advisor
Pedro E. Guerrero	....	archival material
Brenda Heath	....	chief financial officer
Thomas A. Heinz	....	archival material
Philip Johnson	....	archival material
G.E. Kidder Smith	....	archival material
Balthazar Korab	....	archival material
Patty Lawlor	....	production coordinator
Neil Levine	....	advisor
James Madden	....	title designer
Carter Manny	....	archival material
Karal Marling	....	advisor (as Karal Ann Marling)
Jerry A. McCoy	....	archival material
Terence Riley	....	advisor
Sharon Rockefeller	....	president and ceo: WETA (as Sharon P. Rockefeller)
Donald A. Schaberg	....	archival material
Mary Lou Schaberg	....	archival material
Mary Schultz	....	publicist: WETA
Vincent Scully	....	advisor
Paul Sprague	....	advisor
Robert A.M. Stern	....	advisor
Edgar Tafel	....	advisor
Edgar Tafel	....	archival material
Edmund Teske	....	archival material
David S. Thompson	....	project director: WETA
Geoffrey C. Ward	....	senior creative consultant

Thanks
Cheryl Bachand	....	special thanks
Bradley Bailey	....	special thanks
Sarah Bandy	....	special thanks
Gabriel Basch	....	special thanks
Justine Blau	....	special thanks
Sarah Botstein	....	special thanks
Matthew Broderick	....	special thanks
Nicolette Bromberg	....	special thanks
Dr. Patricia Carey	....	special thanks
Dr. Robert Carey	....	special thanks
Jim Dennis	....	special thanks
Lisa Dodge	....	special thanks
Jim Erickson	....	special thanks
Erik Ewers	....	special thanks
Luana Fioccuzio	....	special thanks
Angela Fitzsimmons	....	special thanks
Peggy Frank	....	special thanks
Jose Gonzalez	....	special thanks
Jan Grenci	....	special thanks
Phil Guarascio	....	special thanks
Ultan Guilfoyle	....	special thanks
Dana Thomas House	....	special thanks
Michael Kantor	....	special thanks
Dan Kany	....	special thanks
Victoria Kazor	....	special thanks
Michael Killen	....	special thanks
Andy Kraushaar	....	special thanks
Steve Kroeter	....	very special thanks
Davis Lacy	....	special thanks
Aaron Landes	....	special thanks (as Rabbi Aaron Landes)
Particia Llosa	....	special thanks
Suzette Lucas	....	special thanks
Valerie Marcus	....	special thanks
Fran Martone	....	special thanks
Nina Matza	....	special thanks
Robert Matza	....	special thanks
Erin McAfee	....	special thanks
Elizabeth McLanahan	....	special thanks
Betsy A. McLane	....	very special thanks
Sharon Minix	....	special thanks
Julia Mintz	....	special thanks
Mary Lou Mockus	....	special thanks
Oscar Muñoz	....	special thanks
Beth Mylander	....	special thanks
Tracey New	....	special thanks
Barbara Novick	....	special thanks
Richard Novick	....	special thanks
Albert Ohler	....	special thanks
Becky Okrent	....	special thanks
Daniel Okrent	....	special thanks
Janet Parks	....	special thanks
Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer	....	special thanks
Clinton Piper	....	special thanks
Roland Reisley	....	special thanks
Ronnie Reisley	....	special thanks
Skip Roberts	....	special thanks
Leith Rohr	....	special thanks
Thomas Schmidt	....	special thanks
Barbara K. Schnitzer	....	special thanks
Lorry Schwegman	....	special thanks
Suki Sennett	....	special thanks
Joel Silver	....	special thanks: The Storer House
Diane Spina	....	special thanks
Susanna Steisel	....	special thanks
Margo Stipe	....	special thanks
Lynda Waggoner	....	special thanks
Mike Wallace	....	special thanks
Richard Wheeler	....	special thanks
Tony Wrenn	....	special thanks
Carol Yapel	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Florentine Films
• WETA

Distributors

• Direct Cinema Limited (video)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Runtime:

146 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Florentine Films

Movie Connections:

Features The House on the Waterfall (1989)

Soundtrack:

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Opus 125

This movie realizes the genius of Frank Lloyd Wright

After watching this film I cried knowing that prefection was attainable. For proof all you need do is look at the many buildings that are a testament to Frank Lloyd Wright's immortality.