Product Details

• Actors: Lloyd Sherr, Harlan Saperstein, Alexander B. Rubinow, William Atwater, Vince Staten
• Writers: Bruce Nash
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A & E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: February 11, 2000
• ASIN: 0767012410
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,927 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Looks at how one man's vision and the cooperation between the U.S. and England resulted in an instant, reliable transcontinental mode of communication in the mid-1800s. See how wealthy 33-year-old Cyrus West Field endured many failures and lost millions in his attempt to close the communication gap between the Old and New Worlds.