An American Story (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 | politics | post war | veteran | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Loosely based on the real "Battle of Athens" in Athens, Tennessee. In 1946 a political party made up of mostly returning GIs from WWII took on a corrupt political machine that ran the county and most of the state. When ballot boxes were stolen and taken to the jail by deputies, gunfire and explosives were used to retrieve them. There were no fatalities, but several injuries on both sides of the conflict.

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Connections

Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

User Reviews

An American Story - The Battle of Athens

This is the TRUE story of what happened in Athens, Tennessee in 1946. It's not just a good underdog story, it's about the Constitution Of the United States of America and the Bill of Rights and what it affords us as citizens. These veterans employed their rights to take back the right of the populace and their freedom from the Democrat controlled area and law enforcement. Truly a lesson for all in what our founding fathers had set down to protect us citizens.

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