Product Details

• Actors: Mariska Hargitay, Colin M. Mallon
• Writers: Daniel A. Miller, Seth Kramer
• Producers: Daniel A. Miller, Daniel B. Polin, Jeremy Newberger, Kenneth Mandel, Seth Kramer
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS
• DVD Release Date: October 17, 2006
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000ILYYZ8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,466 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "America Rebuilds/America Rebuilds II - Return to Ground Zero" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Studio: Pbs Release Date: 05/06/2009 Run time: 150 minutes

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4.0 out of 5 stars Then & Now - a poignant look at the evolving timeline after the 9-11 tragedy, September 22, 2007

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Kyle Tolle (Phoenix, Arizona USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: America Rebuilds/America Rebuilds II - Return to Ground Zero (DVD)

Part One - America rebuilds: A year at ground zero.

Labeled as the largest demolition and recovery project ever undertaken in the United States, the first half of this program takes an extensive look at how 2300 workers cleared two million tons of debris over a nine month period after the 9-11 tragedy. In an environment where new hazards were encountered on a continual basis, the heroic efforts of all involved were impressive to say the least.

Interviews with many people involved in this project clearly show the emotional impact it had on them due to the tremendous loss of life and devastation that surrounded them every day. Several residents of Manhattan also shared their feelings on how they and the surrounding community were affected by this attack.

The topic of eventually rebuilding on this and surrounding locations was explored also and as one might imagine, this was a delicate balancing act between the many that lost loved ones in the disaster and what was in the best interests of the city itself.

Watching the images of the devastation on the World Trade Centers in this feature is heartbreaking and disturbing even today but it also helps to illustrate, however, that America is a very resilient and proud nation that always rises to the occasion in the best and worst of times.

Part Two - America Rebuilds II: Return to ground zero.

In the second installment of this program, it begins with a detailed look at the construction and opening of World Trade Center building number seven, the first complex to be rebuilt out of everything destroyed in the original attacks.

Farther along, public forums are held to discuss thoughts on a memorial that would eventually be a part of a new structure on the original twin tower's property. Selected from hundreds of designs submitted from around the world, a winner was finally chosen out of eight finalists. An exploration of the memorial project is examined in this segment to include the controversy it created when many people objected to its construction being below ground level. Finishing up the documentary is look at an artist's rendering of the final building design that will take the place of the original towers.

`America Rebuilds' is a solid production from PBS in my opinion and they present the subject matter well especially considering these past events are still sensitive to many. Good narration is provided by Kevin Spacey and Mariska Hargitay and the video footage is clear and distinct throughout.