A hundred years later, anyone can take a car and perform horatios drive in a few days, but in 1903, there were about 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation, and most of. In 1903, jackson accepted a 50dollar bet to drive from san francisco to new york city in his 20horsepower winton touring car, the vermont. With only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire country, virtually no worthwhile terrain maps and. Jacksons letters home to his beloved wife, bertha, or swipes, as he calls her, are read by the peerless tom hanks. Horatio nelson jackson set off from san francisco in a 20horsepower winton touring car hoping to become the first person to. Hornblower of the british navy is sent on a secret mission to divert napoleons spanish allies by sponsoring a megalomaniacs central american revolution. They crossed the hudson at albany to a cheering crowd and met up with reporters and mrs. From pbs in the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fiftydollar bet, dr. Horatios drive americas first road trip pbs america uk. Horatios drive is the first chapter in our nations great romance with the road. Hornblower of the british navy is sent on a secret mission to divert napoleon s spanish allies by sponsoring a megalomaniac s central american revolution. This ken burns movie is the tale of the first cross country automobile journey undertaken by a rich vermont doctor. The documentary, horatio s drive, is americana at its best.
Americas first road trip 2003 starring tom hanks on dvd and bluray. In light of this, i love odd little documentaries like horatio s drive. America s first road trip get set for an adventure that marked a new era in america. Americas first road trip 2003 james higgins 20091207. Ken burns on producing the documentary of the first road trip, horatios drive. What a wonderful documentary, unexpectedly entertaining. Foresters classic nautical hero, horatio hornblower. In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a horseless buggya. It tells an obscure story about a weird man who, on a lark, made a bet he could drive from san francisco to new york. Get set for an adventure that marked a new era in america. Horatio s drive is the soundtrack to a ken burns documentary on jackson s historic crosscountry jaunt and features reinterpretations of popular songs of the day bill bailey, wont you please come home, rags mississippi rag, tiger rag, traditional pieces cripple creek, rovin gambler and contemporary songs that fit the motif. Horatios drive dvd vancouver public library bibliocommons.
Horatios drive is a coproduction of florentine films and weta. Havent done a documentary in a little while here, so lets watch this one. Horatio hornblower gregory peck helms the hms lydia for a treacherous transatlantic mission near the dawn of the 19th century, during which his faithful crew battle both a. Americas first road trip is playing in your country. His arrival in new york city, after every imaginable breakdown and delay, proved that the horseless carriage really did have a future. The documentary, horatios drive, is americana at its best.
Horatio nelson jackson set off from san francisco in a 20horsepower winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the united states in the newfangled horseless carriage. Most people doubted that the automobile had much of a future. It would mark the beginning of a new era in america and the end of another. Horatio nelson jackson became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent. After fixing the car in idaho, horatio was optimistic that he would make it to.
Its subject is the first crosscountry automobile journey in the united states, which occurred during the summer of 1903. Jackson s letters home to his beloved wife, bertha, or swipes, as he calls her, are read by the peerless tom hanks. Horatio nelson jackson set off from san francisco in a 20horsepower winton touring car hoping to. Americas first road trip get set for an adventure that marked a new era in america. Feb 08, 2011 in one way, you might like the character of horatio nelson jackson, in another way you might despise him and everything he purports to stand for. Wonderful use of old footage, excellent narration by tom hanks.
Strangely, this is also a movie where only men are interviewed save for two of nelsons granddaughters. Horatio nelson jackson, an eccentric vermont doctor, drove from san francisco to new york city, in 1903 to became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent a feat never before accomplished. Horatio nelson jackson set off from san francisco in a 20horsepower winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the. Click the watch on netflix button to find out if horatios drive.
Horatios drive americas first road trip streaming video. The saga of horatio nelson jackson, the first man to cross the united states by. In light of this, i love odd little documentaries like horatios drive. Forester s classic nautical hero, horatio hornblower. Horatio nelson jackson sets off in 1903 from san francisco in a 20horsepower winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the united states in the newfangled horseless carriage.
Horatios drive streaming video santa monica public. Horatios drive is a documentary that plays like a fictional film, so kudos to. Watch this film and prepare to be fully engrossed in a documentary that does not tell. Horatio nelson jacksons historic 1903 drive across the u. Gregory peck title character gets big news from a spanish captain christoper lee. Awardwinning filmmaker ken burns presents the hilarious 1903 saga of the first. Americas first road trip full movie in hd visit movie 121100 in the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty. Released june 19th, 2005, captain horatio hornblower stars gregory peck, virginia mayo, robert beatty, terence morgan the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a. In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fiftydollar bet, dr. Horatio nelson jackson set off from san francisco in a 20horsepower.
Horatio s drive america s first road trip streaming video. In one way, you might like the character of horatio nelson jackson, in another way you might despise him and everything. He bet a man fifty dollars that he could drive an automobile across the country. So its guys, talking about a long car ride undertaken by a couple of guys. The saga of horatio nelson jackson, the first man to cross the united states by automobilein 1903. Behind the narration and the telling of the story is a very lively soundtrack which makes viewing the film most enjoyable. Travelling in a 20horsepower 1903 winton touring car with a driving partner and a bulldog named bud, jackson. Horatio s drive recounts the simultaneously inspirational and hilarious saga of horatio nelson jackson, an eccentric vermont doctor, who in 1903 on a visionary whim and a 50dollar bet became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent, heralding the future of the horseless carriage as a vehicle destined for more than innercity travel and as a. With keith david, tom hanks, adam arkin, tom bodett. Horatios drive dvd ottawa public library bibliocommons. In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fiftydollar bet. The sprint of american adventure and our love affair with the automobile are captured by dayton duncan s in his new book, horatio s drive. Americas first road trip is a 2003 documentary film directed by ken burns and written by dayton duncan. Captain horatio hornblower movie clip i require passage.
While this sounds like no big deal, this was 1903and cars were notoriously prone to breakdown. Horatios drive, dvd, full frame, special interestdocumentary, 8418870547. Ken burns on producing the documentary of the first road trip, horatio s drive. Horatios drive dvd hennepin county library bibliocommons. Filmmaker ken burns presents the hilarious 1903 saga of the first transcontinental automobile trip. After a hard voyage, unexpected complications force hornblower to revise his plans. Nelson paid a man to accompany him on a trip that attempted to go from california into oregon and the rocky mountain states, then across the midwestern u. This film tells the hilarious story of the first transcontinental automobile trip, an adventure undertaken in 1903 by dr horatio nelson jackson. Ken burnss documentary celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first transcontinental road trip, one undertaken for the flimsiest of reasons. Multiple formats, closedcaptioned, color, full screen, ntsc. While the disc does not include subtitles or multiple language options, it has been closed captioned in english. This ken burns documentary is a vivid celebration of pioneering automobilist dr.
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