Title:
Liberty! the American Revolution / a production of Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. in association with Middlemarch Films, Inc.
ISBN:
9781415702178
Edition:
Full screen version.
Publication Information:
[United States] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2004]
©2004
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced as a six-hour television series in 1997.
"...Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container.
Special features: scene selection; Who said what? A trivia quiz; performance by James Taylor & Mark O'Connor "Johnny has gone for a soldier."
DVD.
Awards Note:
Winner of the Peabody Award.
Contents:
disc 1, pt. I. The reluctant revolutionaries ; pt. II. Blows must decide -- disc 2, pt. III. The times that try men's souls ; pt. IV. Oh, fatal ambition -- disc 3, pt. V. The world turned upside down ; pt. VI. Are we to be a nation?
Summary:
Liberty! is a exuberant documentary about the American Revolution and our fight for freedom. It chronicles the events leading up to the declaration of war and the lasting effects these events had on shaping our country today.
Added Title:
Reluctant revolutionaries.
Blows must decide.
Times that try men's souls.
Oh, fatal ambition.
World turned upside down.
Are we to be a nation?
Language Note:
Close captioned for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Performer:
Forrest Sawyer, host ; Edward Herrmann, narrator ; with dramatic performances by Roger Rees, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Victor Garber, Donna Murphy and other featured actors.
Production Credits:
Producers/directors, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer ; writer, Ronald Blumer.
OCLC Number:
ocm55879076
Availability:
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