A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America

A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America (2014)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2014-06-14
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Biscuit Factory
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Molly Hermann

Summary

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is known by all, treasured for its powerful melody and stirring lyrics. And yet, only about 40% of U.S. citizens know all the words. And even fewer know their meaning. Join us as we travel back to 1814, when Washington D.C. was under British attack during the "Second War of Independence," and the very bricks and mortar of American democracy were reduced to smoking rubble. We examine the battle that inspired witness Francis Scott Key to immortalize its final moments, then reveal how his poem transformed into an anthem.

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  • Jeff Wilburn

    as Narrator (voice)
  • Clent Bowers

    as Self - National Anthem Performer
  • Catherine Purcell

    as Self - Voice Student
  • Jennifer L. Jones

    as Self - Curator
  • Vince Eisenson

    as Francis Scott Key
  • Cynthia Janzen

    as Dolly Madison
  • Jim Lyall

    as James Madison
  • James Bailey

    as George Armistead
  • Bill Boslego

    as William Beanes
  • Shannon McLucas

    as Mary Pickersgill
Directing Molly Hermann Director
Crew Charles Sovek Mix Technician
Camera Pat Anderson Additional Photography
Editing Jamie Pickell Additional Editing
Crew Charles Sovak Mix Technician
Crew Gabrielle Biasizzo Editorial Staff
Camera Rob Lyall Director of Photography
Production Patrick Hare Production Manager
Camera Rob Migrin Additional Photography
Editing Brian Newell Additional Editing
Editing Kerry Sullivan Editor
Sound Frank Scheuring Sound Designer
Editing Charles F. MacDonald Assistant Editor
Production Molly Hermann Producer
Production Seth Tillman Associate Producer

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