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Freedom: A History of US
A War to End Slavery
Episode aired 2003
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Directors
Philip Kunhardt III
Peter W. Kunhardt
Nancy Steiner
Writers
Joy Hakim
(adaptation)
Philip Kunhardt III
(adaptation)
Peter W. Kunhardt
(adaptation)
Stars
Matthew Broderick
(voice)
Glenn Close
(voice)
Katie Couric
Directors
Philip Kunhardt III
Peter W. Kunhardt
Nancy Steiner
Writers
Joy Hakim
(adaptation)
Philip Kunhardt III
(adaptation)
Peter W. Kunhardt
(adaptation)
Stars
Matthew Broderick
(voice)
Glenn Close
(voice)
Katie Couric
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Matthew Broderick
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
(voice)
Glenn Close
Eliza Andrews
as Eliza Andrews
(voice)
Katie Couric
Self - Host
as Self - Host
Billy Crystal
Union Soldier
as Union Soldier
(voice)
Michael Douglas
Benjamin French
as Benjamin French
(voice)
Eric Foner
Commentary
as Commentary
(voice)
Morgan Freeman
Frederick Douglass
as Frederick Douglass
Tom Hanks
Abraham Lincoln
as Abraham Lincoln
Samuel L. Jackson
John Rock
as John Rock
Stacy Keach
General George B. McClellan
as General George B. McClellan
(voice)
Philip Kunhardt Jr.
William Meserve
as William Meserve
(voice)
Matthew McConaughey
Captain W.W. Wood
as Captain W.W. Wood
Fred Owens
Robert Purvis
as Robert Purvis
(voice)
Brad Pitt
John Russell Young
as John Russell Young
Dennis Quaid
Gen. Robert E. Lee
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
(voice)
Tim Robbins
Gen, Winfield Scott Hancock
as Gen, Winfield Scott Hancock
(voice)
Al Roker
Christian redorder editor
as Christian redorder editor
(voice)
Robin Williams
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Directors
Philip Kunhardt III
Peter W. Kunhardt
Nancy Steiner
Writers
Joy Hakim
(adaptation) (story)
Philip Kunhardt III
(adaptation)
Peter W. Kunhardt
(adaptation)
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reference to william tecumseh sherman
reference to abraham lincoln
reference to ulysses s. grant
reference to robert e. lee
reference to frederick douglass
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2003 (United States)
Language
English
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Kunhardt Films
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