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Liberty! The American Revolution is a six-hour documentary miniseries about the Revolutionary War, and the instigating factors, that brought about the United States' independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. It was first broadcast on the Public Broadcasting System in 1997.
Original Release
11/23/1997 on PBS
US Release
11/23/1997
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Stephen Lang | George Washington |
| Edward Herrmann | Narrator |
| Victor Garber | John Dickinson |
| Jake Weber | Virginia Officer / Gentleman / Virginia Gentleman |
| Terrence Mann | General John Burgoyne |
| Colm Feore | Alexander Hamilton |
| Jane Adams | Sara Scott |
| Alex Jennings | King George III |
| Isiah Whitlock Jr. | Luke-Slave / Luke - Slave |
| Anthony Heald | Philip Vickers Fithian |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Reluctant Revolutionaries: 1763-1774 | Sunday, 23 November 1997 |
| 2 | Blows Must Decide: 1774-1776 | Sunday, 23 November 1997 |
| 3 | The Times That Try Men's Souls: 1776-1777 | Monday, 24 November 1997 |
| 4 | Oh, Fatal Ambition: 1777-1778 | Monday, 24 November 1997 |
| 5 | The World Turned Upside Down: 1778-1783 | Tuesday, 25 November 1997 |
| 6 | Are We to Be a Nation? 1783-1788 | Tuesday, 25 November 1997 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Stephen Lang | George Washington |
| Edward Herrmann | Narrator |
| Victor Garber | John Dickinson |
| Jake Weber | Virginia Officer / Gentleman / Virginia Gentleman |
| Terrence Mann | General John Burgoyne |
| Colm Feore | Alexander Hamilton |
| Jane Adams | Sara Scott |
| Alex Jennings | King George III |
| Isiah Whitlock Jr. | Luke-Slave / Luke - Slave |
| Anthony Heald | Philip Vickers Fithian |
| Jefferson Mays | James Madison |
| Mel Johnson Jr. | Jehu Grant |
| Peter Donaldson | John Adams |
| Remak Ramsay | Thomas Hutchinson |
| Forrest Sawyer | Self - Host |
| Campbell Scott | Thomas Jefferson |
| Roger Rees | Thomas Paine |
| James Naughton | Patrick Henry |
| Philip Bosco | Benjamin Franklin |
| Joris Stuyck | Johann Ewald |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Catherine Allan | Executive Producer |
| Sharon Sachs | Producer |
| Jo Umans | Producer |
| Jennifer Raikes | Producer |
| Laurie Jones | Producer |
| Smokey Forester | Producer |
| Ronald Blumer | Producer |
| Muffie Meyer | Producer |
| Amy J. Kaufman | Producer |
