 
  | No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master builder, Mies van der Rohe. Together with documentation of his life, this film shows all his major buildings, as well as rare film footage of Mies explaining his philosophy. Phyllis Lambert relates her choice of Mies as the architect for the Seagram building. Mies's achievements and continuing influence are debated by architects Robert A.M. Stern, Robert Venturi, and Philip Johnson, by former students and by architectural historians. Mies is seen in rare documentary footage. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1986 | 
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| Director: | Michael Blackwood | 
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Documentary | 
| Keywords | architect, architecture, modern art, architecture history | 
| Production Companies | Whitney Museum | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Mies van der Rohe | Archive Footage | 
| Philip Johnson | Self | 
| Robert A.M. Stern | Self | 
| Franz Schulze | Narrator | 
| Peter Blake | Self | 
| George Danforth | Self | 
| Arthur Drexler | Self | 
| Peter Eisenman | Self | 
| James Ingo Freed | Self | 
| Myron Goldsmith | Self | 
| Bruce Graham | Self | 
| John Hejduk | Self | 
| Philip Johnson | Self | 
| Phyllis Lambert | Self | 
| Dirk Lohan | Self | 
| Fritz Neumeyer | Self | 
| Richard Pommer | Self | 
| Julius Posener | Self | 
| Name | Job | 
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| Julie Sloane | Editor | 
| Mead Hunt | Cinematography | 
| Peter Geismar | Sound Recordist | 
| Michael Blackwood | Director | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Wibke von Bonin | Executive Producer | 
| Michael Blackwood | Producer | 
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