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  • The Olmsted Legacy: America's Urban Parks (2011)
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    TV Movie | 58 min | Documentary
The Olmsted Legacy: America's Urban Parks (2011)
Not Rated
TV Movie | 58 min | Documentary
From PBS - Frederick Law Olmsted designed New York City's Central Park with Calvert Vaux over 150 years ago, and it remains an undisputed haven of tranquility amidst one of the largest, tallest, and most unnatural places on earth. This ...See moreFrom PBS - Frederick Law Olmsted designed New York City's Central Park with Calvert Vaux over 150 years ago, and it remains an undisputed haven of tranquility amidst one of the largest, tallest, and most unnatural places on earth. This film examines the creation of America's great city parks in the late 1800s through the enigmatic eyes of Frederick Law Olmsted, visionary urban planner and landscape architect. In his own words, Olmsted and America's Urban Parks weaves together Olmsted's engaging and poignant personal story with those of the lasting masterpieces he left for us today, featuring Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Kline as the voice of Frederick Law Olmsted. See less
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Director
Rebecca Messner
Producer
Rebecca Messner
Editor
Emma Morris (as Emma Joan Morris)
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Apr 21, 2011 (United States)

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Kevin Kline
Frederick Law Olmsted (voice) Frederick Law Olmsted (voice)   See fewer
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Kerry Washington
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