She has stood at the entrance to the New York City harbor for nearly 150 years, welcoming millions who have come to start new lives. The Statue of Liberty is an enduring symbol of freedom and a metaphor for the American dream. With unseen documents and new sources, witness the story of how France and the United States came together to produce one of history’s greatest monuments.
Secrets of the Dead: Raising Lady Liberty is a GEDEON Programmes and The WNET Group production in association with ARTE France and the Musée d’Orsay, with support from Planète+, SBS Australia, SRG SSR, Viasat World, Télé-Québec, RSI Switzerland, RTP Portugal, ERT Greece, and Ceska TV. Narrated by Jay O. Sanders. Directed by Julien Johan. Written by Julien Johan and Flore Kosinetz. International version written and adapted by Nigel Walk. Produced by Valérie Guérin. Stéphane Millière is executive producer for GEDEON Programmes. For Secrets of the Dead: Benjamin Phelps is senior producer, Stephanie Carter is executive producer, and Stephen Segaller is executive in charge.
Original production funding for Raising Lady Liberty was provided by the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), PROCIREP-ANGOA, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Fondation Rotshschild, The Rockefeller Foundation, Case Family Foundation, Amy Moss, Albert Kilmanian, Michael Falcon, Daniel Stern, Howard Ackerlman, Nicolas Economou, Leonard Levie, Dennis Glazer, Mike Fricklas, James Kiernan, Paprika Films, Luc Sagnières, Yann von Arnim, and Antoine de Maximy. Production support was provided by the Union League Club of New York. La Fondation des États-Unis served as French-American philanthropic partner.
Series funding for Secrets of the Dead is provided by public television viewers.
