Video currently unavailable

Due to our licensing agreements this video is currently not available for purchase or rental.

  
 
  
 
Have a promotion code? View Balance

Amazon Video On Demand on Roku
Watch Instantly on Your TV with Roku: Watch new release movies and more on the Roku Streaming Player. Use your high-speed Internet connection to start watching – on virtually any TV, old or new – in seconds. Link a Roku to Amazon Instant Video and get a $5 credit towards eligible movies and TV shows.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Product Details
Synopsis: Narrated by Gene Wilder, "Expo - Magic of the White City" immerses viewers in one of the most unforgettable events in American history, the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
Starring: Gene Wilder
Directed by: Mark Bussler
Runtime: 1 hour 56 minutes
Studio: Inecom Entertainment Company
ASIN: B001JYVU14
Rights & Requirements
Rental rights: 7 day viewing period, 30 day rental period. Download to PC or TiVo DVR. Details
Purchase rights: Download to 2 locations. Details
Compatible with: Kindle Fire. System requirements
Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)
Video Format Details

PC Download

Portable device
Ready to watch in about 45 minutes*
Ready to transfer in about 50 minutes*
* Your download times may vary--estimates shown are for a typical DSL connection (1.5 Mbits/sec). Rental videos cannot be transferred to a portable device.

Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed

 

Customer Reviews

24 Reviews
5 star:
 (11)
4 star:
 (3)
3 star:
 (7)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:
 (2)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.8 out of 5 stars (24 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this DVD!, February 7, 2006
This review is from: EXPO - Magic of the White City DVD (DVD)
Having grown up in the Chicagoland area, I always heard passing references to the great Columbia Exposition, the 1893 World's Fair. This two hour documentary, narrated by Gene Wilder(!), tells the story of the Columbia Exposition from its conception down to final closing and aftermath. Chockfull of interesting pictures, it gives the modern day viewer something quite close to a guided tour of that great event of more than a century ago!

Overall, I must say that I loved this DVD. It gave a very interesting and highly informative look at the Fair, and I do not hesitate to recommend it to everyone! The one thing I must say is that the documentary did make me a little sad. Living in the early 21st century, it's hard to believe that people once dreamed so big. I have never before realized what a smaller, meaner world we now live in.

This is a great DVD, and I give it my highest recommendations!
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


55 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great to see a documentary about this fair, September 18, 2005
By 
Mad Midwest Maggie "MMM" (Southeastern, WI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: EXPO - Magic of the White City DVD (DVD)
If you have only read "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson and want to see and know more about the fair you will be happy with this documentary. If you have read many books about the fair and taken advantage of all the resources at the Paul V. Galvin Library Digital History Collection online you may find yourself wanting more.

The focus of this documentary was mostly a tour of the fair. In recent books on the fair there seems to be either a "horray for progress/wasn't the fair pretty?" or a "damn American imperialism, racism, and sexism" route. The tone of this documentary was neutral/celebratory as it largely omitted discussion of racism and sexism (with only a few passing mentions). There were photos I hadn't seen before, and the narration (Gene Wilder) was superlative.

I do have quibbles with the film, which are most likey not the fault of the creators. See, what I really want is a bigger-budget version of this, full of computer reproductions of the fair so that we can "walk through" it instead of just scenes of a camera panning over a still photograph or painting. The live reinactments were limited to a belly dancer, beer drinking, and the murder of Mayor Harrison. There was also some live footage of fish and animals that the fair goers would have seen, which I am ambivalent about. But don't just tell me that the great pyramid would fit inside the Palace of Manufactures and Liberal Arts, drive the idea home with a little graphic, even a simple one, of the pyramid sitting inside it.

All that said, this was worth every penny and contained a lot of great material which I am bound to watch over and over again.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Documentary of the Year, September 16, 2005
By 
This review is from: EXPO - Magic of the White City DVD (DVD)
The Columbian Exposition was vast in every way - from the sheer size of its physical location to the number of its visitors to the diversity of its exhibits - yet this film covers it all using a historically responsible and entertaining approach. "EXPO" treats its viewers to a detailed "behind-the-scenes" look into the Exposition with Gene Wilder as a guide. The tour is chock-full of fascinating tidbits, and the period photographs add a whole other dimension that is often absent from texts on the subject. The film truly drops the viewer smack in the middle of the Fair. The quality of the high-definition transfer is stunning, and the picture looks as clear and crisp as a high-definition broadcast. The sound is enveloping and adds depth to the documentary; you actually feel as if you're surrounded by the Fair's bustling crowds. The film is without a doubt satisfying for everyone from the amateur history buff to the well-read historian.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews











Only search this product's reviews


Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
 
(142)
(1299)
(157)
(285)
(79)
(157)
(224)
(284)
(145)
(148)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums

By placing your order, you agree to our Terms of Use.  Sold by Amazon Digital Services, Inc.  Additional taxes may apply.