A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America
2014
Documentary
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"The Star-Spangled Banner" is known by all, treasured for its powerful melody and stirring lyrics. And yet, only about 40% of U.S. citizens know all the words. And even fewer know their meaning. Join us as we travel back to 1814, when Washington D.C. was under British attack during the "Second War of Independence," and the very bricks and mortar of American democracy were reduced to smoking rubble. We examine the battle that inspired witness Francis Scott Key to immortalize its final moments, then reveal how his poem transformed into an anthem.
Crew
- Director Molly Hermann
- Director of Photography Rob Lyall
Cast
Jeff Wilburn
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Clent Bowers
Self - National Anthem Performer
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Catherine Purcell
Self - Voice Student
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Jennifer L. Jones
Self - Curator
Vince Eisenson
Francis Scott Key
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Cynthia Janzen
Dolly Madison
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Jim Lyall
James Madison
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James Bailey
George Armistead
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Bill Boslego
William Beanes
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Shannon McLucas
Mary Pickersgill
Crew
- Director — Molly Hermann
- Director of Photography — Rob Lyall
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