Forgotten Ellis Island (2008)
62 min
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.
- Release date
- June 8, 2008
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Elliott Gould as Narrator
- Alan Kraut as Immigration Historian
- Howard Markel as Historian
- Mary C. McKitrick as Historical voices
- Barry Moreno as Librarian
- Fitzhugh Mullan as Self - Ellis Island Public Health Doctor
Crew
- Lorie Conway · Director
- Gil Talmi · Composer
- Ken Willinger · Cinematographer
- William A. Anderson · Editor
- Ricardo Jattan · Production designer