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Director:
Tucker Bowen
Writer:
Tucker Bowen (writer)
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Release Date:
1 April 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary
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Cast

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Kathryn Coombs ... Martha Washington
Daniel Cross ... Young George Washington

Anthony J. Davis ... Free Person of Color
Sam Edens ... Soldier / Congressman

Elise Edwards ... Young Martha Custis
Tim Emerson ... Soldier
Kit Farrell ... Soldier
James Filler ... Soldier
Norman Fuss ... Continental Congressman
Buddy Garrett ... Christopher Gist
Brian Greeley ... Young George Washington
Les Greeley ... Doctor
Jamie Hodge ... Young woman at party
Samantha Iles ... Valley Forge Camp Follower
Henry Jaderlund ... Mohawk Warrior
K. Ken Johnston ... George Washington
Jessica Knight ... Owna Judge
Gregory Labenz ... Soldier / Congressman

Dean Malissa ... G. Washington
Ed Mantell ... John Honeyman
Melissa McMillan ... Mary Ball Washington

Frank Moran ... Soldier / Congressman
Amanda O'Connor ... Young Sally Fairfax
Ryan Parks ... Soldier - fashionable young man
Nancy Randall ... Townswoman
Rick Randall ... Doctor
Susan Randall ... Colonial child
A.J. Roberts ... Young doctor

Cory Rodriguez ... Mohawk Warrior
Kent Sanders ... Free Person of Color
Jeffrey F. Smith ... Augustine Washington
Adam Toney ... Soldier
Susan Warr ... Soldier
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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (HD)
Company:
National Geographic Television more

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2 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
UNreal by my yardstick..., 20 November 2008
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Author: bmennen from New York City

While the production values were good, and some truth can be found herein (yes he WAS ambitious and they DO mention his unshakable battlefield courage), this was an historical hatchet job on the greatest of all Americans.

Ambitious, yes, but up to a point! What they never mention is the character that this indispensable man possessed: after all, he walked away from power twice. First, after he beat the Brits, in 1783 he went back to the farm and Martha. Then, after POTUS for two terms, he AGAIN walks away from power and goes back to home and hearth. Leaving these facts act and calling him "ambitious" is mean-spirited and misleading, to say the least.

Further, they treat slavery with NO context. This was 18th century Virginia, for goodness sake, and the good Washington did as far as slavery is concerned is omitted and all else is put in the worst light.

Do not let your kids watch this tripe.

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