American Experience Panama Canal (Season 23, Episode 6)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

Panama Canal (Season 23, Episode 6)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History

From PBS and American Experience - On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signaling America's emergence as a global superpower.

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Updated Jan 24, 2011

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Jan 24, 2011 (United States)

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Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 84 wins & 123 nominations

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Frederick Allen Self - Editor, American Heritage Self - Editor, American Heritage See fewer	Panama Canal (2011)
John W. Bowen Self - Canal Worker Self - Canal Worker See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Carol R. Byerly Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Panama Canal (2011)
Granville Clarke Self - Canal Worker Self - Canal Worker See fewer	American Experience (1987)
William Daniel Donadio Self - Canal Worker Descendant Self - Canal Worker Descendant See fewer	Panama Canal (2011)
Ovidio Díaz Espino Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Panama Canal (2011)
Julie Greene Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Panama Canal (2011)
Josh Hamilton Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Eighth Grade (2018)
Stephen Ives Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	Amato: A Love Affair with Opera (2001)
Walter LaFeber Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Seeing Red (1983)
Jackson Lears Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Panama Canal (2011)
Egbert Cleveland Leslie Self - Canal Worker Self - Canal Worker See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Marco A. Mason Self - Panamanian Council of New York Self - Panamanian Council of New York See fewer	Panama Canal (2011)
Carolyn McCormick Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	Law & Order (1990)
Michael Murphy Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Manhattan (1979)
Matthew Parker Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Panama Canal (2011)
Theodore Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Simple Gifts (1977)
Carlos E. Russell Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Panama Canal (2011)
Edward Tenner Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Panama Canal (2011)