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  • American Experience The Great Transatlantic Cable (Season 17, Episode 7)
  • TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

The Great Transatlantic Cable (Season 17, Episode 7)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

The story of Cyrus Field and the creation of the transatlantic telegraph line.
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Apr 11, 2005 (United States)

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46 cast members
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Linda Hunt
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Daniel Czitrom
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Gillian Cookson
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John Steele Gordon
Self - Author of "A Thread Across the Ocean" Self - Author of "A Thread Across the Ocean"   See fewer
Bernard Finn
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Donard De Cogan
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Colin Hempstead
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John Mackay
Cyrus Field Cyrus Field   See fewer
Mike McColl
Voice of Cyrus Field (voice) (as Michael McColl) Voice of Cyrus Field (voice) (as Michael McColl)   See fewer
Alex Allen
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Jonathan Beedell
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John Berry
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Martyn Bill
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Amy Booth
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Mark Bryan
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Martin Cook
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Robin Davies
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Piers Drew-Wilkinson
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Nick Eggett
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Toby Greenlees
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Chris Handby
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David Higson
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David Hinam
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James Hinchliff
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Hari Jones
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Iain Marshall
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Luca Melzer
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Jacob Nye
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Nigel Ottley
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Barry Paine
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Bob Peters
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Arnold Pick
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David Pritchard
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Scott Pritchard
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Ray Prosser
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Roman Pyndiah
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Penelope Reynolds
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David Rowe
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Glyn Smith
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Josh Spencer
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Andrew Stocker
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Michael Tucker
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Ed Tyler
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Graham Winter
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Kate Woodhouse
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Daniel Yates
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