Host, Forrest Sawyer ; actors include Jane Adams, David Bishins, Leo Burmester, Philip Bosco, Rob Campbell, Kevin Chamberlin, John Ellison Conlee, Matthew Cowles, J.D. Cullum, Michael Cumpsty, John Curless, Marcus D'Amico, Jeffrey DeMunn, Peter Donaldson, George Enders, Colm Feore, Patrick Fitzgerald, Victor Garber, Peter Gerety, Daniel Gerroll, Ronald Guttman, Murphy Guyer, Anthony Heald, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Patrick Horgan, John Horton, Daniel Jenkins, Alex Jennings, Byron Jennings, Mel Johnson, Jr., Simon Jones, David Patrick Kelley, Juergen Kuehn, Stephen Lang, Mark Letheren, Neil Maffin, Terrence Mann, Roberta Maxwell, Jefferson Mays, James Murtaugh, Donna Murphy, James Naughton, Mark Nelson, Andreas Niedermeier, Austin Pendleton, Remak Ramsay, Roger Rees, Kali Rocha, Sebastian Roché, Reno Roop, Campbell Scott, Joris Stuyck, Francie Swift, Stephen Temperley, Sam Tsoutsouvas, Jake Weber, Andrew Weems, Douglas Weston, Paxton, Whitehead, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., David Yelland. Originally produced as a six-hour television series on PBS in 1997.
Contents:
DVD special features: Performance by James Taylor & Mark O'Connor "Johnny has gone for a soldier." Blows must decide -- Disc. 2. The times that try men's souls -- Oh, fatal ambition -- Disc 3. The world turned upside down -- Are we to be a nation? -- DVD special features: Who said what? : a trivia quiz -- Performance by James Taylor & Mark O'Connor "Johnny has gone for a soldier."
Summary:
"Liberty! is an exuberant documentary about the American Revolution and our fight for freedom. This critically acclaimed six-hour series chronicles the events leading up to the declaration of war, and the lasting effects these events had on shaping our country today"--Container. A documentary of the American Revolution. Chronicles events leading up to the war, the revolution, and the writing of the Constitution. Features dramatic readings from letters and diaries of the period, comments by historians, and live-action recreations.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.