Monument to the Dream (1967)

Name: Monument to the Dream
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1967-06-11

30m

Running Time

Plot.

Documents the evolution of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Arch from concept drawings, to fabrication of its stainless steel sections, to assembly and completion. Innovative structural techniques and brilliant design show why this avant-garde monument is among the greatest civil engineering achievements of the twentieth century. Oscar Nominee: Best Documentary Short

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Cast & Crew.

Paul Richards

Self - Narrator (voice)

Charles Guggenheim

Director / Camera Operator

Art Fillmore

Camera Operator

Jack L. Richards

Camera Operator

Robert Pierce

Camera Operator

Shelby Storck

Writer

Robert Wykes

Original Music Composer

Pierre Vacho

Editor

L.T. Iglehart, Jr

Writer / Director

Victor Duncan

Camera Operator

Media.

Details.

Release Date
June 11, 1967

Status
Released

Running Time
30m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

construction

western expansion

national monument

Wiki.

Monument to the Dream is a 1967 American short documentary film about the Gateway Arch National Park directed by Charles Guggenheim and narrated by Paul Richards. At the time of the film's production, the park was known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.