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Crucible of empire : the Spanish-American War / written and produced by Daniel A. Miller and Daniel B. Polin ; directed by Daniel A. Miller ; based on an idea by Leon Wolff and Perry Wolff ; [a production of] Great Projects Film Company, Inc. [in association with] South Carolina ETV.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionFull-screen version.
Publication Info[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2007]
Description1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorMiller, Daniel A., screenwriter, producer, director.
Other author/creatorPolin, Daniel B., screenwriter, producer.
Other author/creatorOlmos, Edward James narrator.
Other author/creatorSterrett, T. O.
Other author/creatorGrange, Roger T., III.
Other author/creatorWolff, Leon.
Other author/creatorWolff, Perry.
Other author/creatorLinville, Larry, 1939-2000.
Other author/creatorLuckinbill, Laurence.
Other author/creatorPhillips, Lou Diamond, 1962-
Other author/creatorElliot, Shawn.
Other author/creatorDeMunn, Jeffrey, 1947-
Other author/creatorGreat Projects Film Company.
Other author/creatorSouth Carolina Educational Television Network.
Other author/creatorPBS Home Video.
Portion of title Spanish-American War
Contents That battleship of "Maine" -- The only recourse -- Playing the Cuba story -- Steps to war -- They are our redeemers -- To Cuba -- The liberator -- One man and all our institutions -- The Philippine disaster -- Epilogue.
Abstract An account of the United States' war with Spain beginning in 1898 which eventually led to U.S. control of Cuba and the Philippines, and later resulted in the independence of those two countries. Explains the United States' experiment in imperialism, which it later decided against. Tells the story of the war from all perspectives, not just the American side.
General noteOriginally broadcast on PBS in 1999.
CreditsDirector of photography, Roger T. Grange, III ; editor, Ted Winterburn ; graphic design, Clive Helfet ; music, T.O. Sterrett ; advisors, James C. Bradford ... [et al.] ; executive producers, Kenneth Mandell, Daniel B. Polin.
Performer Narrator, Edward James Olmos ; character voices, Larry Linville, Laurence Luckinbill, Lou Diamond Phillips, Shawn Elliot, Jeff DeMunn, Roger Pretto.
Audience Not rated.
Technical detailsDVD-video; NTSC, region 1; stereo; full-screen.
LanguageClosed-captioned in English.
Genre/formDocumentary television programs.
Genre/formHistorical reenactments (Television programs)
Genre/formNonfiction television programs.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formTelevision programs United States.
Genre/formDocumentary television programs.
Genre/formHistorical reenactments (Television programs)
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formNonfiction television programs.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
ISBN0793693276
ISBN9780793693276
UPC 841887008280
Publisher numberCESP601 PBS Home Video

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