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The Congress (1989)

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The Congress

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Director

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  • Ken Burns
    Ken Burns

Writers

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(in alphabetical order)
  • Ric Burns
    Ric Burns
    additional writing
  • David McCullough
    David McCullough
    writer
  • Geoffrey C. Ward
    Geoffrey C. Ward
    additional writing
  • Bernard Weisberger
    Bernard Weisberger
    writer

Cast

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(in credits order)
  • David McCullough in The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
    David McCullough
    David McCullough
    Self - Writer
    /Narrator
  • Charles McDowell
    Charles McDowell
    Self - Newspaperman
  • Barbara Fields
    Barbara Fields
    Self - Historian
  • John C. Stennis
    John C. Stennis
    Self - Former Senator
  • Alistair Cooke
    Alistair Cooke
    Alistair Cooke
    Self - Journalist
  • Cokie Roberts in Charlie Rose (1991)
    Cokie Roberts
    Cokie Roberts
    Self - Journalist
  • David Broder
    David Broder
    Self - Reporter
  • George Tames
    George Tames
    Self - Photographer
  • James MacGregor Burns
    James MacGregor Burns
    Self - Historian
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Jerome Dempsey in Malatesta's Carnival of Blood (1973)
    Jerome Dempsey
    Jerome Dempsey
    (voice)
  • Shelby Foote in Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White (1998)
    Shelby Foote
    Shelby Foote
    (voice)
  • Ronnie Gilbert
    Ronnie Gilbert
    (voice)
  • Julie Harris in HouseSitter (1992)
    Julie Harris
    Julie Harris
    (voice)
  • Derek Jacobi in Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    (voice)
  • Garrison Keillor
    Garrison Keillor
    Garrison Keillor
    (voice)
  • Walt MacPherson
    Walt MacPherson
    (voice) (as Walt McPherson)
  • Arthur Miller
    Arthur Miller
    Arthur Miller
    (voice)
  • Christopher Murney in The Last Dragon (1985)
    Christopher Murney
    Christopher Murney
    (voice)
  • Paul Roebling
    Paul Roebling
    (voice)
  • Wendy Tilghman
    Wendy Tilghman
    (voice)
  • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    (voice)
  • Douglas Turner Ward
    Douglas Turner Ward
    (voice)

Producers

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  • Ken Burns
    Ken Burns
    producer
  • Catherine Eisele-Yang
    Catherine Eisele-Yang
    associate producer
  • Mike Hill
    Mike Hill
    associate producer
  • Stephen Ives
    Stephen Ives
    producer

Cinematographers

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  • Ken Burns
    Ken Burns
  • Alan Moore
    Alan Moore
  • Buddy Squires
    Buddy Squires

Editor

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  • Sally Menke
    Sally Menke
    editor (as Sally Jo Menke)

Sound Department

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  • Lee Dichter
    Lee Dichter
    re-recording mixer
  • Jim Gilchrist
    Jim Gilchrist
    sound
  • Ira Glass
    Ira Glass
    sound research
  • Alex Griswold
    Alex Griswold
    sound
  • Raymond Karpicki
    Raymond Karpicki
    sound editor
  • Zack Krieger
    Zack Krieger
    sound
  • Charles Meyer
    Charles Meyer
    sound
  • Tom Nelson
    Tom Nelson
    sound
  • Greg Sheldon
    Greg Sheldon
    sound editor
  • Dennis Towns
    Dennis Towns
    sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Michael F. Barrow
    Michael F. Barrow
    gaffer
  • Keith Bunting
    Keith Bunting
    grip
  • John Cardoni
    John Cardoni
    grip
  • Terry Hopkins
    Terry Hopkins
    additional cinematographer
  • Peter B. Hutton
    Peter B. Hutton
    additional cinematographer (as Peter Hutton)
  • Bruce Kern
    Bruce Kern
    assistant camera
  • James Lightfoot
    James Lightfoot
    grip
  • Allen Moore
    Allen Moore
    assistant camera
  • John Pacy
    John Pacy
    grip
  • Steve Seitz
    Steve Seitz
    grip

Animation Department

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  • Gary Becker
    Gary Becker
    animator
  • Ed Joyce
    Ed Joyce
    animator (as Edward Joyce)
  • Miguel Munoz
    Miguel Munoz
    animator
  • Ed Searles
    Ed Searles
    animator

Editorial Department

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  • Yaffa Lerea
    Yaffa Lerea
    assistant editor
  • Jean Tsien
    Jean Tsien
    assistant editor
  • Dave Pultz
    Dave Pultz
    color timer (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • Ethan Bauch
    Ethan Bauch
    musician
  • H. Robert Carlisle
    H. Robert Carlisle
    musician
  • Jesse Carr
    Jesse Carr
    music research / musician
  • John Colby
    John Colby
    musical director / musician
  • Stephanie Fauber
    Stephanie Fauber
    musician
  • Matt Glaser
    Matt Glaser
    musician
  • Peggy James
    Peggy James
    musician
  • Jesse Levy
    Jesse Levy
    musician

Additional Crew

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  • Tim Ballantine
    Tim Ballantine
    production associate
  • John Garraty
    John Garraty
    consultant
  • Andrea Kalin
    Andrea Kalin
    newsreel researcher
  • William Leuchtenburg
    William Leuchtenburg
    consultant
  • Camilla Rockwell
    Camilla Rockwell
    production coordinator
  • Susanna Steisel
    Susanna Steisel
    production associate

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