To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
It's been featured in horror films and thrillers
Please log in to add to collections.
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America

It's been featured inhorror films and thrillers, and most famously, in the seminal 1980s...

It's been featured in
horror films and thrillers, and most famously, in the seminal 1980s science fiction film, Blade Runner

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.062
It's been featured in horror films and thrillers,
00:00:03.062 --> 00:00:06.062
and most famously, in the seminal 1980s
00:00:06.062 --> 00:00:09.343
science fiction film, Blade Runner.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:33
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Wildflame Productions

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

Frank Lloyd Wright is America's greatest ever architect. But few people know about the Welsh roots that shaped his life and world-famous buildings. Now, leading Welsh architect Jonathan Adams sets off across America to explore Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpieces for himself. Along the way, he uncovers the tempestuous life story of the man behind them, and the secrets of his radical Welsh background.
The sheer originality of Wright's creation - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
The sheer originality of Wright's creation
It's remarkable, given how - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
It's remarkable, given how
The Ennis House was a triumph for Frank Lloyd Wright, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:13
The Ennis House was a triumph for Frank Lloyd Wright,
(gentle music) - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:16
(gentle music)
Their relationship became mired in scandal, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:08
Their relationship became mired in scandal,
(bells chiming) - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:13
(bells chiming)
Always a spendthrift, he was finally flat broke. - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
Always a spendthrift, he was finally flat broke.
Now in his mid-60s, Wright was coming to be seen - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:08
Now in his mid-60s, Wright was coming to be seen
Then, at Taliesin, something remarkable happened. - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
Then, at Taliesin, something remarkable happened.
A plan was hatched that would define Wright's later life. - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
A plan was hatched that would define Wright's later lif...
The legendary Frank Lloyd Wright - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:04
The legendary Frank Lloyd Wright
(soft piano music) - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:08
(soft piano music)
It provided him with young men and women who wanted to learn - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:12
It provided him with young men and women who wanted to learn
They were cooking and cleaning, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:12
They were cooking and cleaning,
- Mr Wright said, "This is not a school - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
- Mr Wright said, "This is not a school
"You're here to help me with my work, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:15
"You're here to help me with my work,
It's as though there was a real magician, not a fake, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:10
It's as though there was a real magician, not a fake,
- But in the huge drafting room at Taliesin, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
- But in the huge drafting room at Taliesin,
All Wright and his apprentices could do - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
All Wright and his apprentices could do
The result would relaunch Frank Lloyd Wright's career - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
The result would relaunch Frank Lloyd Wright's career