The American Revolution

The American Revolution

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The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away. It impacted millions from Vermont’s Green Mountains to the swamps of South Carolina, from Indian Country to the Iberian Peninsula. In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside-down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic Coast united in rebellion, won their independence, and established a republic that still endures. The American Revolution will present the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through.

Cast

Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Narrator
Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin
Private Ashbel Green
Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin
Rev. Timothy Dwight
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
General Friedrich Adolf Riedesel
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
General Henry Clinton
Josh Brolin
Josh Brolin
General George Washington
Hugh Dancy
Hugh Dancy
Banastre Tarleton
Hugh Dancy
Hugh Dancy
London Morning Post
Claire Danes
Claire Danes
Abigail Adams
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Dr. Albigence Waldo
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Ezra Tilden
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Josiah Bartlett
Damian Lewis
Damian Lewis
King George III
Tobias Menzies
Tobias Menzies
William Pitt
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys
Thomas Paine

๐ŸŽฌ Videos

The American Revolution | A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt | Official Trailer
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Trailer
The American Revolution | A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt | Official Trailer
The American Revolution Extended Trailer | Premieres Nov. 16 on PBS | Ken Burns Documentary Series
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Trailer
The American Revolution Extended Trailer | Premieres Nov. 16 on PBS | Ken Burns Documentary Series