DVD
Expo : magic of the white city
Edition
Widescreen version.
Performers
Narrated by Gene Wilder.
Publication Information
Pittsburgh, PA : Inecom Entertainment Company, c2005.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
This documentary brings the Chicago World's Fair to life. Experience the world of 1893 through a cinematic visit to Chicago's Columbian Exposition. Nearly 28 million visited the fair, dubbed the "White City." It inspired future innovators like Henry Ford and Frank Lloyd Wright, debuted the Ferris Wheel and Cracker Jack, and, in many ways, marked the beginning of the 20th century. Against the backdrop of 1893's troubles with workers' rights, prejudice, discrimination and corruption, the World's Columbian Exposition cast a brief ray of hope for the future of humanity.
Notes
DVD format ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Rated PG for thematic elements, including some violent images and nudity.