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  • TV Mini-series | Documentary, History
The American Future: A History (2008–2008)
TV Mini-series | Documentary, History

To coincide with the US elections of 2008 comes this refreshing antidote to the whir of sensationalist spin and scandal, measuring up to the seriousness of the moment without diluting the excitement of campaign politics. After 9/11, ...See moreTo coincide with the US elections of 2008 comes this refreshing antidote to the whir of sensationalist spin and scandal, measuring up to the seriousness of the moment without diluting the excitement of campaign politics. After 9/11, Katrina, Enron and Baghdad, the robustness of American optimism is struggling to reassert itself against the sobering reality of military frustration and domestic anxieties. This is an America grappling with an un-American sense of its own limits. This series offers a timely and gripping vision of the United States - past and present - facing its moment of truth. See less
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Writer
Simon Schama (written by)
Producers
Sam Hobkinson (producer) | Ricardo Pollack (producer) | Susannah Price (producer)
Composer
Cinematographers
Neil Harvey (photography) | Dirk Nel (photography)
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Updated Oct 6, 2008

Release date (First episode)
Oct 10, 2008 (United Kingdom)

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Cast

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45 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
4
John McCain
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
4
Simon Schama
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
4
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Curt Collier
Self (as Curtis Collier) Self (as Curtis Collier)   See fewer
1
Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Theodore Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson)   See fewer
1
Mark Twain
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Martin Luther King
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt) Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt)   See fewer
1
Jerry Falwell
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Jeremiah Wright
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Raphael G. Warnock
Self (as Rev. Raphael G. Warnock) Self (as Rev. Raphael G. Warnock)   See fewer
1
Fannie Lou Hamer
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
Ricardo Sanchez
Self (as Ricardo S. Sanchez) Self (as Ricardo S. Sanchez)   See fewer
1
Billy Sunday
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
Epifanio Salazar
Self (as Epifanio 'Epi' Salazar) Self (as Epifanio 'Epi' Salazar)   See fewer
1
1
Larry Choate
Self (as Cadet Larry Choate) Self (as Cadet Larry Choate)   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Johnny Hunt
Self (as Pastor Johnny Hunt) Self (as Pastor Johnny Hunt)   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
2
Sarah Palin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
2
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Dick Cheney
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Chuck Schumer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Nancy Pelosi
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
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