The Revolutionary War Rebels and Redcoats (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

The Revolutionary War

Rebels and Redcoats (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

Events leading up to the Declaration of Independence are described in the context of the historical setting. Lexington & Concord, Paul Revere's ride and the Boston Tea Party highlight the provocations and reactions that resulted in war.

Director

Carol L. Fleisher

Writers

Paula Deats | Carol L. Fleisher

Composers

Don Grady | Don Nemitz

Cinematographers

Stephen Andrich (as Stephen F. Andrich) | Hilyard John Brown

Editors

Shirin Bazleh | Lillian Benson | Ron Frank | Ann Stein

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 26, 1995

Release date

Nov 26, 1995 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
14 cast members

Name	Known for
Charles Kuralt Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
John Ferling Self - Historian (as Professor John Ferling) Self - Historian (as Professor John Ferling) See fewer	American Experience (1988)
John Anthony Scott Self - Historian (as Dr. John Anthony Scott) Self - Historian (as Dr. John Anthony Scott) See fewer	The Revolutionary War (1995)
Carol Berkin Self - Historian (as Professor Carol Berkin) Self - Historian (as Professor Carol Berkin) See fewer	What the Founding Fathers were Really Like (and What We can Learn from Them Today) (2021)
Robert Wright Self - Historian (as Dr. Robert Wright) Self - Historian (as Dr. Robert Wright) See fewer	The Revolutionary War (1995)
Stephen Conway Self - Historian (as Dr. Stephen Conway) Self - Historian (as Dr. Stephen Conway) See fewer	The American Revolution (2025)
Burton K. Kummerow Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	The Revolutionary War (1995)
Robert Kerbeck Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Reconnected (2018)
Robert E. Burke Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Revolutionary War (1995)
Stephen Christian Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Crew (2008)
John Clyde Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Revolutionary War (1995)
John G. Kerbeck Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Revolutionary War (1995)
Michael Savage Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Revolutionary War (1995)
Mark Allen Sepanski Self - British Soldier (uncredited) Self - British Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	The Culper Spy Adventure (2016)