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The American Revolution

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2025
  • 12h
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
2K
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248
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The American Revolution (2025)
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Chronicles how 13 British colonies fought for independence and formed a new nation, through the experiences of soldiers, leaders, Loyalists, Native Americans, and African Americans.Chronicles how 13 British colonies fought for independence and formed a new nation, through the experiences of soldiers, leaders, Loyalists, Native Americans, and African Americans.Chronicles how 13 British colonies fought for independence and formed a new nation, through the experiences of soldiers, leaders, Loyalists, Native Americans, and African Americans.

  • Stars
    • Peter Coyote
    • Adam Arkin
    • Kenneth Branagh
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    248
    31
    • Stars
      • Peter Coyote
      • Adam Arkin
      • Kenneth Branagh
    • 41User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Peter Coyote
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    Adam Arkin
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    • General Henry Clinton…
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    • General George Washington
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    • King George III
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    10winkpc

    Everyone should watch this

    After watching the first installment of this series I wanted to recommend it to everyone I know. The series is very thorough, but at the same time it maintains your interest. Anyone who learned about early American history in school will find that this series provides a wealth of additional information that they didn't know about.

    Thank you Ken Burns for an outstanding piece of work!
    10dandutro

    The Whole Country Should Watch

    The American Revolution is an eye opening example of how quality television can be both educational and inspiring. After two episodes Iknow so much more about the intricacies of the Revolution than I ever learned at school. The discussion of events most often includes the actual thoughts and emotions of the individual written concurrently with the events discussed. Although there is of course no live action footage or even photographs, the artwork and reproductions surrounding each event are very well done. Congratulations are in order for everyone involved in this work. And thank you.
    10keikoyoshikawa

    Brilliant!

    I love documentaries by Ken Burns. This latest work - with directors Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt - does not disappoint.

    There were so many things that I didn't know about the American Revolutionary War. I was fascinated by everything in the series: the personalities, the politics, the battles.

    What I especially liked was that the documentary did not shy away from telling the story from all sides - both good and bad things that people did.

    And why they did it.

    A most excellent history lesson.
    10mramazo-65922

    So good

    Amazing details. Storytelling telling is great. Narrators are perfect.apparently I need 230 more words... I'm not long-winded. This is really good. Should be watched by all to know how this thing called the United States came to be. 70 more letters. George Washington was the man. 21 more words. Now seven.
    9kfn-61362

    Usual Burns Quality, but...

    Based on episode 1, this is the usual quality production from Ken Burns & company. It's widely encompassing, human, and fascinating.

    My only complaint is that I can't find a list anywhere of which actors are voicing which characters. I understand the desire to be even handed, but for me part of the fun of Burns' productions is recognizing the actors' voices. I hope this info is released soon.

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      In this documentary, Paul Giamatti plays the voice of John Adams seventeen years after he portrayed John Adams in the 2008 HBO miniseries "John Adams" (and three years after playing the voice of John Adams in Ken Burns's documentary "Benjamin Franklin"). Interestingly, though Laura Linney (who played John's wife, Abigail, in that series) also lends her voice to "The American Revolution," it is not as Abigail Adams; that voice is played by Claire Danes.

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      • November 16, 2025 (United States)
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      • Florentine Films
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