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Monument to the Dream (1967)

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Monument to the Dream
NR 30 minJan 1st, 1967Documentary
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Soaring above the banks of the Mississippi River in St Louis Missouri the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Arch stands today as the nations tallest arch and national monument Monument to the Dream at unnerving heights traces the adventures of the Archs evolution from the early concepts on the drawing board to the fabrication of its stainless steel sections and the triumphant placement in a race against the sun of its final section in the fall of 1965 Through the words of the master architect Eero Saarinen and the ambient chorus of mallets beating metal sheets into graceful curves the film reveals the innovative structural techniques and the brilliant design of this avantgarde monument presenting one of this centurys greatest civil engineering achievements as a metaphor for the struggle to win the West This film went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short in 1967
StarringPaul Richards
DirectorsCharles GuggenheimL.T. Iglehart, Jr
WriterL.T. Iglehart, Jr

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Theatrical Release:January 1st, 1967
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Guggenheim Productions