Founding Fathers
starring: Roger Mudd, Brian Dennehy, Barbara Oberg, Annette Gordon Reed, William Fowler (II)
directed by: Mark Hufnail, Melissa Jo Peltier
directed by: Mark Hufnail, Melissa Jo Peltier
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767030939
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767030931
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 30, 2001
Running Time: 200 minutes
Sales Rank: 10030
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 2000
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
The four programs from the History Channel in this set profile America's Founding Fathers, noting right at the outset they were a 'mismatched group of quarrelsome aristocrats, merchants, and lawyers.' The story of how these disparate characters fomented rebellion in the colonies, formed the Continental Congress, fought the Revolutionary War, and wrote the Constitution is told by noted historians, and the production is enhanced with beautifully photographed reenactments as well as intelligent use of period paintings and engravings. The story begins with Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Boston, whose protests against British taxation led to the Boston Tea Party. Moving on to the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, the brilliant delegates from the South, particularly George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, appear on the scene, and the story is told of how an improbable cohesion between the colonies began. Other main characters, including Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, appear in turn, and each of the major participants is portrayed in a biographical profile. How these men all came to act together, despite the stark differences in their backgrounds and temperaments, becomes the main thread of the story. They were all quite human, as the historians who appear in interviews remind us. Some of them drank too much, some had illegitimate children, some owned slaves, and some could hardly get along with anyone. Yet these men with complicated private lives worked together and performed heroically. This is an intelligently rendered and captivating look at the men who formed the American nation. --Robert J. McNamara
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- AurghI suppose this production might have some value for introducing people to the Founding Fathers. It ... Read More
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- Outstanding!Certainly the finest documentary every made of Jefferson or any of the founding fathers. It delves into ... Read More
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- Decent Overview of the Founding Father's lifeFirst of all, this DVD is NOT about the American Revolution. If you want to know about the American Revolution ... Read More
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- Good Cover, No MeatWhat a waste of time. I wanted to learn about the founding of America, instead I am force-fed moronic "professors" ... Read More
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- Great way to learn.This helped to shine an unexpected new light on our heritage.... Definetly more real than the way it was presented to ... Read More
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