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  • Forgotten Ellis Island (2008)
  • TV-PG
    62 min | Documentary
Forgotten Ellis Island (2008)
TV-PG
62 min | Documentary
From PBS - Visit the abandoned immigrant hospital on Ellis Island. During the great wave of immigration, 22 medical buildings sprawled across two islands adjacent to Ellis Island, the largest port of entry to the United States. Massive and...See moreFrom PBS - Visit the abandoned immigrant hospital on Ellis Island. During the great wave of immigration, 22 medical buildings sprawled across two islands adjacent to Ellis Island, the largest port of entry to the United States. Massive and modern, the hospital was America's first line of defense against contagious, often virulent, disease. In the era before antibiotics, tens of thousands of immigrant patients were separated from family, detained in the hospital and healed from illness before becoming citizens. FORGOTTEN ELLIS ISLAND is a powerful reminder of the best -- and worst -- of America's dealings with its new citizens-to-be. Elliott Gould narrates. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Lorie Conway
Composer
Gil Talmi
Cinematographer
Ken Willinger
Production Designer
Ricardo Jattan
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Jun 8, 2008 (United States)

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Elliott Gould's primary photo
Elliott Gould
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
M*A*S*H (1970)
Alan Kraut's primary photo
Alan Kraut
Immigration Historian Immigration Historian   See fewer
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Howard Markel
Historian Historian   See fewer
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Mary C. McKitrick's primary photo
Mary C. McKitrick
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Barry Moreno
Librarian Librarian   See fewer
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Fitzhugh Mullan's primary photo
Fitzhugh Mullan
Self - Ellis Island Public Health Doctor Self - Ellis Island Public Health Doctor   See fewer
60 Minutes (1968)
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