Appointment with Destiny The Surrender at Appomattox (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

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Appointment with Destiny

The Surrender at Appomattox (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

Chronicles the final desperate days of the Civil War in America and the inner, personal conflicts of the two generals Robert E. Lee's and Ulysses S. Grant.

Director

Ed Spiegel

Writers

Al Ramrus (written by) | Theodore Strauss (story consultant)

Producer

Ed Spiegel

Cinematographer

William B. Hartigan

Editors

Peter C. Johnson | Ed Spiegel

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 24, 1972

Release date

Apr 24, 1972 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 3 nominations

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Hal Holbrook Narrator Narrator See fewer	Into the Wild (2007)
Larry Lewman Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Gen. Ulysses S. Grant See fewer	Trolley: The Cars That Built Our Cities (1993)
Michael Fairman Gen. Robert E. Lee Gen. Robert E. Lee See fewer	Mulholland Drive (2001)
Joseph Leisch Jr. Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln See fewer	Appointment with Destiny (1971)
Carol Teitel Mrs. Julia Grant Mrs. Julia Grant See fewer	The Edge of Night (1956)
Saax Bradbury Mrs. Mary Lee Mrs. Mary Lee See fewer	The Turning Point (1977)
Robert D. Davis Jefferson Davis (as Robert D. Davis Jr.) Jefferson Davis (as Robert D. Davis Jr.) See fewer	Appointment with Destiny (1971)
Robert Prosky Gen. Windfield Scott Gen. Windfield Scott See fewer	Thief (1981)
Alfred R. Sugg Gen. William Pendleton Gen. William Pendleton See fewer	Appointment with Destiny (1971)
Howard Witt Congressman Clement Vallandigham Congressman Clement Vallandigham See fewer	Simon & Simon (1981)
Richard A. Bauer Congressman Fernando Wood Congressman Fernando Wood See fewer	Appointment with Destiny (1971)
Will Hare Gen. Richard Ewall Gen. Richard Ewall See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
James Peterson Dead Soldier in Trench (uncredited) Dead Soldier in Trench (uncredited) See fewer