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©2004
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1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Videodisc release of a television program in the series American experience
Episode 1. Revolution / produced & directed by Llewellyn M. Smith ; telescript by Llewellyn M. Smith ; story by Elizabeth Deane & Patricia Garcia Rios -- episode 2. Retreat / produced & directed by Elizabeth Deane ; written by Elizabeth Deane & Patricia Garcia Rios
The story of the tumultuous years after the Civil War during which America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and, at the same time, how former slaves could be brought into the life of the country
"PBS DVD gold"--Disc label
"Presented in a 'matted' widescreen format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container
Bonus features: additional mini-documentaries on Reconstruction; behind the scenes
Director of photography, Kyle Kibbe ; editing, Randall MacLowry (episode 1), Peter Rhodes (episode 2) ; music, Tom Phillips
Narrator, Dion Graham
Richard E. Swanson, William R. Faulkner, John L. Spencer, Jennifer Lynn Moses, Michael Ortiz ; voices, Karen MacDonald, Edward McCluney, William S. LeBow, Llewellyn Smith, W. Kemp Harris, James Spruill
MPAA rating: Not rated
DVD, Region 1, Widescreen presentation; Dolby surround stereo
Closed-captioned