The Greatest Monument: Mt. Rushmore
Brief Synopsis
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The story behind Mt. Rushmore, the world's largest man-made monument. Construction began on the project in 1927 as an effort to boost state tourism, although the sculptures were originally supposed to be historical figures from the west, such as Lewis and Clark, Buffalo Bill Cody, Sioux Chief Red Cl
Cast & Crew
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Bill Ratner
Narrator
Phyllis Allison
Script Coordinator
Chip Brown
Assistant Editor
Catherine Calas
Production Coordinator
Sonja Cannon
Script Supervisor
Anna Castillo
Finance Manager
Film Details
Also Known As
Greatest Monument: Mt. Rushmore
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2002
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
The story behind Mt. Rushmore, the world's largest man-made monument. Construction began on the project in 1927 as an effort to boost state tourism, although the sculptures were originally supposed to be historical figures from the west, such as Lewis and Clark, Buffalo Bill Cody, Sioux Chief Red Cloud and John C. Fremont. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum agreed to do it, but wanted to portray Presidents Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson and Roosevelt, which caused a scandal. Borglum and 400 men started carving the 60-foot busts during the unbridled prosperity of the 1920s and continued working on it for 14 years, well into the Great Depression.
Cast
Bill Ratner
Narrator
Crew
Phyllis Allison
Script Coordinator
Chip Brown
Assistant Editor
Catherine Calas
Production Coordinator
Sonja Cannon
Script Supervisor
Anna Castillo
Finance Manager
Rubina Chabra
Graphics
Alan Ett
Theme Music
Michael Forncrook
Post-Production Supervisor
Donna Forrest
Other
Sandra Gregory
Executive Producer
Tom Hietter
Finance Manager
Brian Hoops
Sound
Lindsey Jackson
Animator
Bradley Kell
Other
Matt Kleinman
Producer
Michael Korpacz
Assistant Editor
Marc Linn
Sound
Michael Linn
Camera
Helen Lowe
Editor
Kevin Manning
Other
Eric Martin
Graphics
Tom Martinez
Finance Manager
Bill Paolantonio
Executive Producer
Jim Parker
Camera
Jeff Rice
Post-Production Supervisor
Larry Rosenthal
Finance Manager
Eric Schotz
Executive Producer
Nigel Smart
Finance Manager
Kimberly Sproul
Production Manager
Tricia Steadman
Production Coordinator
Lisa Tanzer
Production Manager
Bob Tatlock
Camera
Jerry Von Behrens
Editor
Peter Ward
Sound
Tomomi Watanabe
Assistant Editor
Kathy Williamson
Co-Executive Producer
Tony Yates
Line Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Greatest Monument: Mt. Rushmore
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2002
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
