An American Story (TV 1992)

World War II has ended and many soldiers return to their houses and families. But three of them find themselves with big problems when they arrive at their home village.

Director:

John Gray

Writers:

Lemuel Pitkin (story), Paul Donald Snowe (story),

Stars:

Brad Johnson, Kathleen Quinlan, Tom Sizemore

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brad Johnson	...	George Meade
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Hope Tyler
Tom Sizemore	...	Jesse Meadows
Josef Sommer	...	Henry Meade
G.W. Bailey	...	Tom Cantrell
Patricia Clarkson	...	Barbara Meade
Lisa Blount	...	Becky Meadows
David Labiosa	...	Juan Medina
John M. Jackson	...	Sheriff McMillan
Sean Hennigan	...	Billy Wheeler
Brad Leland	...	Andy Buckley
Titus Welliver	...	Jack Austin
Shawn Toovey	...	Sam Meadows
Miraida Rios	...	Maria Medina
Jerry Haynes	...	Dr. Jenkins

Storyline

World War II has ended and many soldiers return to their houses and families. But three of them find themselves with big problems when they arrive at their home village.

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Plot Keywords:

soldier | world war two | corruption | post war | politics | 

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Taglines:

A story of honor lost, courage found... and heroes born.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 November 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hallmark Hall of Fame: An American Story (#42.1)

Filming Locations:

McKinney, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, RHI Entertainment, Signboard Hill Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

User Reviews

Veterans return home after world war II and find their town is ruled by corrupt politicians...

This is really a review of some of the other reviews...This movie is based on actual historical events that happened in Tennessee in 1946...It might be sappy or banally written, but it is taken from actual history...Of course creative license is taken with the story, but basically it is a true story. If you want action and adventure with award winning kudos, this may not be for you...But if you are interested in what actually happened/happens in our history, this is a good story. I really enjoyed it myself..I was going to provide a link to more historical information about the actual incident, but this software won't accept the link...It say's the spelling is wrong....So, just use your search engine and search for "Battle of Athens"...It actually happened in 1946 in the state of Tennessee...I hope you enjoy the movie and find the information interesting.