Great Performances Brother to Dragons (Season 2, Episode 7)
TV-G
TV Episode | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Great Performances

Brother to Dragons (Season 2, Episode 7)

TV-G

TV Episode | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Adrian Hall's play, based on a book-length poem by Robert Penn Warren, relates the true story of Isham and Lilburn Lewis, nephews of Thomas Jefferson, who in 1811 murdered a slave named George who was owned by their family.

Directors

Ken Campbell | Adrian Hall

Writers

Adrian Hall | Robert Penn Warren (poem)

Producer

Ken Campbell

Composer

Richard Cumming

Editor

John J. Godfrey

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 19, 1975

Release date

Feb 19, 1975 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 29 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 31 wins & 119 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
22 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Black Isham Lewis Isham Lewis See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
John Chase Young Isham Young Isham See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
George Collins Headman Headman See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Timothy Crowe Townsman Townsman See fewer	Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
William Damkoehler Townsman Townsman See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Kim Delgado Family slave Family slave See fewer	Life as a House (2001)
James Eichelberger Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Richard Jenkins The Sheriff The Sheriff See fewer	The Shape of Water (2017)
David Kennett Lilburn Lewis Lilburn Lewis See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Richard Kneeland Contemporary Man Contemporary Man See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Marguerite Lenert Lucy Lewis (as Marguerite Lehert) Lucy Lewis (as Marguerite Lehert) See fewer	The House of Mirth (1981)
Howard London The Clerk The Clerk See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
George Martin Dr. Charles Lewis Dr. Charles Lewis See fewer	Dead Poets Society (1989)
T. Richard Mason Billy Rutter Billy Rutter See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Barbara Meek Aunt Cat Aunt Cat See fewer	Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
Mina Minente Sudie Persley Sudie Persley See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Ted Orson Young Lilburn Young Lilburn See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Pamela Payton-Wright Laetitia Lewis Laetitia Lewis See fewer	The Adams Chronicles (1976)
Ricardo Pitts-Wiley Family slave (as Ricardo Wiley) Family slave (as Ricardo Wiley) See fewer	HouseSitter (1992)
Ben Powers John John See fewer	The New Mike Hammer (1984)
Robert Penn Warren The Father The Father See fewer	All the King's Men (2006)
Rose Weaver Family slave Family slave See fewer	About Fate (2022)