Movie: Monument to the Dream

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Paul Richards
Paul Richards

Self - Narrator (voice)

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    Documents the evolution of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Arch from concept drawings, to fabrication of its stainless steel sections, to assembly and completion. Innovative structural techniques and brilliant design show why this avant-garde monument is among the greatest civil engineering achievements of the twentieth century. Oscar Nominee: Best Documentary Short

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    1967-06-11

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    7.8

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