Olmsted and America's Urban Parks (2011)
Olmsted and America's Urban Parks
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Kevin Kline
as Frederick Law Olmsted
as Frederick Law Olmsted
Kerry Washington
as Narrator
as Narrator
Crew arrow_drop_down
Mike Messner
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Emma Joan Morris
Editor
Editor
Rebecca Messner
Writer
Writer
Mike Messner
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
