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Liberty! : the American Revolution / American Revolution a production of Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. in association with Middlemarch Films, Inc. - Full screen version. , United States - 3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - PBS home video .

Originally produced as a six-hour television series in 1997. " ... Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container. "PBS Home Video."--Container. Special features: scene selection; Who said what? A trivia quiz; performance by James Taylor & Mark O'Connor "Johnny has gone for a soldier."

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?

Producers/directors, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer ; writer, Ronald Blumer. Producers/directors, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer ; writer, Ronald Blumer.

Forrest Sawyer, host ; Edward Herrmann, narrator ; with dramatic performances by Roger Rees, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Victor Garber, Donna Murphy and other featured actors.

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.


DVD ; NTSC ; region 1 ; full screen ; dolby surround stereo.


Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Winner of the Peabody Award.

ISBN: 1415702179 9781415702178

Standard No.: 097368776043 841887050913

Publisher. No.: 87760 Paramount Home Entertainment

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--Campaigns.--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Causes.--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Confederation, 1783-1789.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Films for the hearing impaired.