Narrated by Gene Wilder ("Young Frankenstein", "Blazing Saddles" and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"), "EXPO - The Magic of the White City" brings the Chicago World's Fair to life. Experience the world of 1893 through a cinematic visit to Chicago's Columbian Exposition. Many of the world's greatest achievements in science, technology and culture are unveiled there. Fairgoers also enjoy camel riding on the popular Midway and guilty pleasures like belly dancing, street fighting and beer drinking.
Nearly 28 million visit the Fair. Dubbed the "White City", it inspires future innovators like Henry Ford and Frank Lloyd Wright, debut the Ferris Wheel and Cracker Jack, and in many ways, marks the begining of the 20th century. Against the backdrop of 1893's troubles with workers' rights, prejudice, discrimination and corruption, the World's Columbian Exposition casts a brief ray of hope for the future of humanity.
Filmed in High-Definition, "EXPO - Magic of the White City" immerses viewers in one of the world's biggest extravaganzas and one of the most unforgettable events in American history. There will never be another event like it......or will there?
Special Features: - Feature Length Commentary Track with World's Fair historian David Cope - "Making the Fair" - "Art of the Fair" - "Storybords of the Fair" - "Pictures of the Fair" - Commentary tracks on Special Features by director, Mark Bussler and writer, Brian Connelly - Deleted scenes
116 minutes
