8.6 /10 1 Votes
Directed by Peter Schnall Country of origin United States No. of episodes 13 Narrated by Edward Herrmann Genre Documentary film | 8.6/10 Composer(s) Gary Pozner Original language(s) English First episode date 2006 Director Peter Schnall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cinematography Peter Schnall
David Shadrack Smith Executive producers Peter Schnall, Stephen Stept Similar Liberty!, Liberty's Kids, The States, Legends & Lies, The Presidents |
The American Revolution (also known as The Revolution) is a 2006 miniseries from The History Channel composed of thirteen episodes which track the American Revolution from the Boston Massacre through the Treaty of Paris, which declared America's independence from Great Britain. The series is narrated by Edward Herrmann.
Contents
Episodes
Cast
Edward Herrmann, as the Narrator
Mark Collins, as George Washington
Jason Audette, as Thomas Jefferson
John H. Bert, as Alexander Hamilton
Glenn C. Reimer, as John Adams
James Karcher, as Gen. Benedict Arnold
Chris O'Brocto as Gen. Horatio Gates
Jonah Triebwasser, as Gen. Thomas Gage
DVD release
The History Channel and A&E Home Video released a four disc DVD set on December 19, 2006, following its series debut on the History Channel.
Earlier Series
Another documentary series with the same name was produced by (and aired on) A&E in 1994. This earlier series consisted of six episodes and was hosted and narrated by Bill Kurtis. Voice-overs included William Daniels as John Adams, Charles Durning as Benjamin Franklin, Kelsey Grammer as Benedict Arnold, Cliff Robertson as George Washington and David Warner as King George III.
The six 50-minute episodes were: