The Congress

7.6 1989 89 min

G

Documentary History

For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promi…

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Director: Ken Burns
Writers: Bernard Weisberger, David McCullough
Classification: G

Cast

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David McCullough Self - Writer / Narrator

Cokie Roberts Self - Journalist

Alistair Cooke Self - Journalist

Arthur Miller Self

Charles McDowell Self - Newspaperman

Barbara Fields Self - Historian

John C. Stennis Self - Former Senator

David S. Broder Self - Reporter

George Tames Self - Photographer

James MacGregor Burns Self - Historian

Jerome Dempsey (voice)

Shelby Foote (voice)

Ronnie Gilbert (voice)

Julie Harris (voice)

Derek Jacobi (voice)

Garrison Keillor (voice)

Walt MacPherson (voice)

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