Coney Island

1991

58 min

6.0

Ends at

Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous. On summer Sundays, three great pleasure domes--Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland--competed for the patronage of a half-million people. By day it was the world's most amazing amusement park, by night, an electric "Eden".

Budget

$0

Genre

History, Documentary

Director

Ric Burns

Country

Cast & Crew

Philip Bosco

Al Lewis

Vincent Gardenia

Eli Wallach

Elliot Willensky

Judd Hirsch

George Plimpton

Lois Smith

Frances Sternhagen

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Coney Island

Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous. On summer Sundays, three great pleasure domes--Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland--competed for the patronage of a half-million people. By day it was the world's most amazing amusement park, by night, an electric "Eden".

  • Philip Bosco

  • Al Lewis

  • Vincent Gardenia

  • Eli Wallach

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