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

America: The Story of the US

Rebels (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History

From Jamestown to Plymouth, early settlers fight for survival. Tobacco sows the seeds of opportunity in the south, the north becomes a powerhouse of trade, and the American spirit is born.

Directors

Nick Green | Marion Milne (series)

Writers

Ed Fields | Kripa Koshy (Promo: History TV18)

Producers

Ben Fox | Vlokkie Gordon | Nick Green | David Wicht

Composer

Anne Nikitin

Cinematographer

Giulio Biccari

Editors

Ross Bradley | Andy Worboys

Casting Director

Janet Meintjies

Production Designer

Sylvain Gingras

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 25, 2010

Release date

Apr 25, 2010 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 6 nominations

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Liev Schreiber Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Spotlight (I) (2015)
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)
Colin Powell Self Self See fewer	Madam Secretary (2014)
Donald Trump Self Self See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self (as Henry Louis Gates) Self (as Henry Louis Gates) See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Michael Douglas Self Self See fewer	Wall Street (1987)
Rudy Giuliani Self (as Rudolph W. Giuliani) Self (as Rudolph W. Giuliani) See fewer	Anger Management (2003)
Aaron Sorkin Self Self See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Richard Norton Smith Self Self See fewer	Inside the Presidency: Eisenhower vs. Nixon (2001)
Annette Gordon-Reed Self Self See fewer	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Michael Bloomberg Self Self See fewer	The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Jimmy Wales Self Self See fewer	Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web (2017)
Tom Brokaw Self Self See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)
William Bodette Self Self See fewer	America: The Story of the US (2010)
Richard Machowicz Self Self See fewer	Gamer (2009)
Brian Williams Self Self See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)
Gary Green Prospector Prospector See fewer	Fried Barry (2020)
Dan Hirst Customs Officer Customs Officer See fewer	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Tessa Jubber Susanna White Susanna White See fewer	Collision (2022)
Paul Hampshire John Rolfe (uncredited) John Rolfe (uncredited) See fewer	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)