America: The Story of the US Superpower (Season 1, Episode 11)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History

America: The Story of the US

Superpower (Season 1, Episode 11)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History

America becomes a global superpower; technology fuels a boom in the economy and the population. American pioneers conquer new frontiers, from the jet age to the space age, and run headlong into a new threat: Communism.

Director

Marion Milne (series)

Composer

Miguel d'Oliveira

Cinematographer

Richard Numeroff

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Edit Released

Updated May 31, 2010

Release date

May 31, 2010 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 6 nominations

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Liev Schreiber Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Spotlight (I) (2015)
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David Petraeus Self (as Gen. David Petraeus) Self (as Gen. David Petraeus) See fewer	Thank You for Your Service (I) (2015)
William Bodette Self Self See fewer	America: The Story of the US (2010)
Steven Johnson Self Self See fewer	America: The Story of the US (2010)
Beverly Gage Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
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Tommy Franks Self Self See fewer	The Presidents: Bush Jr (2024)
Rudy Giuliani Self (as Rudolph W. Giuliani) Self (as Rudolph W. Giuliani) See fewer	Anger Management (2003)
Sean Hannity Self Self See fewer	The Siege (1998)
Bill Richardson Self Self See fewer	Jackals (1986)
Daniel Webb Narrator (voice) (version: International) (as Danny Webb) Narrator (voice) (version: International) (as Danny Webb) See fewer	America: The Story of the US (2010)