The Pilgrims 

Recounts the founding (1620) and early years of the Plymouth Colony in the 17th century. Includes the real story of the "First Thanksgiving".

Director:

Ric Burns

Writer:

Ric Burns

Stars:

Artemus Cragg, Calypso Cragg, Julian Elfer

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Artemus Cragg	...	(extra)
Calypso Cragg	...	(extra)
Julian Elfer
Michael Elwyn
Jos Brown Gaier
Matthew Jure
Howard Lee
Nathaniel Philbrick	...	Himself
Oliver Platt	...	Himself - Narrator (voice)
Roger Rees	...	William Bradford
James Thorne	...	John Robinson
Tobias Vanderhoop	...	Himself
Josh Webb

Storyline

Recounts the founding (1620) and early years of the Plymouth Colony in the 17th century. Includes the real story of the "First Thanksgiving".

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | History

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2015 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

In various scenes depicting the Mayflower, the ship is featured to carry the Union Jack. This is incorrect because that flag was not adopted until 1801. Furthermore the United Kingdom (the union of England and Scotland), which it represents was not created until 1707. The only flag that the ship would have carried in 1620 was the English flag which is a white banner with a red cross known as Saint George's Cross.

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: America Ferrera/Oliver Platt/Judah Friedlander/Brian Chase (2015)

User Reviews

More credible with better commentators

Real effort by Donegan (historian) to vilify the pilgrims who were simply seeking freedom of worship. Could have been more credible if some of the commentators were less ridgidly biased and more truthful. But, thats what we've come to expect from post modern film makers.