"The Revolution" (2006) TV series 2006-

Director:

Peter Schnall

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Genre:

History

Plot Keywords:

Epic Battle

Cast

John W. Hall	...	Himself - Military Historian, West Point (13 episodes, 2007)
Mark Hilliard	...	American Soldier, British Soldier (13 episodes, 2007)
Bryan Kennedy	...	American soldier (13 episodes, 2007)
Bryan Stefancyk	...	American Soldier / ... (13 episodes, 2007)
Caroline Cox	...	Herself - Historian, University of the Pacific (12 episodes, 2007)
Bruce Chadwick	...	Himself - Author, George Washington's War (11 episodes, 2007)
Christopher Brown	...	Himself - Historian, Rutgers University (10 episodes, 2007)
Gary B. Nash	...	Himself - Historian, UCLA (10 episodes, 2007)
Willard Sterne Randall	...	Himself - Author, Benedict Arnold: Patriot and Traitor / ... (10 episodes, 2007)
Ray Raphael	...	Himself - Author & Historian (8 episodes, 2007)
Mark Collins	...	George Washington (7 episodes, 2007)
James Horton	...	Himself - George Washington University (7 episodes, 2007)
Stacy Schiff	...	Herself - Author, A Great Improvisation (7 episodes, 2007)
Libby O'Connell	...	Herself - Chief Historian, History Channel (6 episodes, 2007)

Series Directed by
Alexander Emmert		(13 episodes, 2007)
Peter Schnall		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Alexander Emmert		(13 episodes, 2007)

Series Produced by
Gabriel Gornell	....	animation executive producer (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alexander Emmert	....	producer (13 episodes, 2007)
Linda Beck	....	animation producer (unknown episodes)
Kristina Cafarella	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Melanie J. Elin	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Gregory Henry	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Whitney Johnson	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes)
Jean Murphy Ennen	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Peter Schnall	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Justine Simonson	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Hilary Sio	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
David Shadrack Smith	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Stephen Stept	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Annie Wong	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Lise Zumwalt	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Gary Pozner		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Peter Schnall		(unknown episodes)
David Shadrack Smith		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Isold Uggadottir		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Justine Simonson		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Anne Stuhler		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Katya DeBear		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Kate Foster		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Kathryn Coombs		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Jim Choate	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)
Erika Onsager	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Glenn C. Reimer	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Robert Warmflash	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ethan Shrier	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
David Shadrack Smith	....	second unit director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
James Fulgham	....	props (unknown episodes, 2006)
Linda Hughes	....	props (unknown episodes)
R. Mark Hughes	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Joe James	....	on-set dresser (unknown episodes)
Craig M. Taylor	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Tew	....	props (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Lucien Harriot	....	visual effects supervisor (13 episodes, 2007)
Linda Beck	....	visual effects producer (unknown episodes, 2006)
Gabriel Gornell	....	visual effects executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Bryan Stefancyk	....	stunt performer (4 episodes, 2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Scott Carrithers	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
David J. Levine	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Matthew Walker	....	key grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Jim Choate	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dana Bogdanski	....	costumer (13 episodes, 2007)
Kevin R. Hershberger	....	wardrobe supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Tew	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Blerti Murataj	....	colorist / on-line editor (13 episodes, 2007)

Series Other crew
Jessica Lyne de Ver	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2007)
Lucas Buck	....	key production assistant (unknown episodes, 2006)
John D. Bert	....	reenactment coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kellen Bloomer	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Mike Brown	....	wrangler (unknown episodes)
Kathryn Coombs	....	historical coordinator (unknown episodes)
Vern Crofoot	....	master armorer (unknown episodes)
Sam Edens	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Martine Granby	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Samantha Iles	....	key set medic (unknown episodes)
Doc Mitchel	....	animal wrangler (unknown episodes)
Russ Richards	....	historical coordinator / reenactment coordinator (unknown episodes)
Catherine Shin	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey F. Smith	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Bill Stitt	....	location logistics (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Partisan Pictures

Distributors

• History Channel (2006) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Mechanism Digital

Other Companies

• Historical Entertainment LLC  extras casting
• Historical Entertainment LLC  historical coordination
• Mechanism Digital  animation by
• Media Artists Group  producers rep

Also Known As:

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Partisan Pictures

A four hour mini series jam packed into 10 hours

A workmanlike treatment of the colonial war against England.

A nod is given to home grown terrorist groups such as the Sons of Liberty, where we see both their instigation of the incident in Boston Common, and their cynical manipulation to further their tax rebellion.

Footage is recycled a little to obviously.

One scene portraying Washington in a state of annoyance was used no less than three times in unrelated segments.

Episode 12 has no reason to exist, it's just a recap of the entire series, done in annoying and pointless flashbacks.

The writing is pretty bad in places. If you turn subtitles on, the bad textual choices are obvious enough to pause it ans ask yourself did-they-really-just-say-that?

It's a shame that they were able to get the facts basically correct, but could not make an entertaining story out of events so fraught with intrigue and drama.