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Gateways to New York: Othmar H. Ammann and his bridges (2019)
Directed by Martin Witz
“It's a pity Ammann can't live another hundred years. For then he'd build a bridge over the ocean.”
Documentary · 1h 28m
The story of the great Swiss engineer Othmar H. Ammann, who moves away in 1904 and redefines the rules of bridge construction in America - for decades and in a spectacular way. The beginning of motorisation, the post-war years, urbanisation and the consumer society: Ammann is not only in the middle of it, he is with his bridges a dynamic player, an agent of progress - and the belief in it.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Martin Witz
- Writer
- Martin Witz
Details
- Release date
- 2019-04-04
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, German
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Production
- Ventura Film, SRG SSR