Title:
Henry Ford / American Experience Films presents a Sarah Cold Productions film for American experience ; WGBH ; written, produced, and directed by Sarah Colt ; co-producer, Helen Ryan Dobrowski.
ISBN:
9781608838356
Publication Information:
[Arlington, Va.] : PBS, [2013]
[Arlington, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Distribution
©2013
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Documentary.
Originally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience.
"The world he created he longed to escape"--Container.
DVD, region 1; NTSC; 5.1 Surround; widescreen presentation.
Contents:
The natural-born tinkerer -- Ford Motor Company incorporates -- Institutionalizing efficiency -- Five-dollar day revolutionizes industry -- High wages with strings attached -- Boardroom takeover -- An opinionated folk hero -- The end of the Model T -- River Rouge & Greenfield Village -- Labor battles during the Great Depression -- Edsel's death -- Ford's legacy.
Summary:
Chronicles the rise of Henry Ford from machinist and engineer to powerful industrialist. Examines his development of an automobile affordable to the masses and his institution of the five-dollar-a-day wage. Explores his disapproval of organized labor and his antagonistic relationship with his son.
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Language Note:
Optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Performer:
Narrator, Oliver Platt ; commentators, Steven Watts, Douglas Brinkley, John Staudenmaier, Greg Grandin.
Production Credits:
Editor, Sabrina Zanella-Foresi ; original music, John Kusiak, P. Andrew Willis ; cinematographer, John Baynard.
OCLC Number:
ocn823000279
Availability:
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