A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America

Directed by Molly Hermann
TV-PG
2014    51mDocumentary, History
7.6
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.
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Cast of A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America
  • Jeff WilburnNarrator (voice)
  • Clent BowersSelf - National Anthem Performer
  • Catherine PurcellSelf - Voice Student
  • Jennifer L. JonesSelf - Curator
  • Vince EisensonFrancis Scott Key
  • Cynthia JanzenDolly Madison
  • Jim LyallJames Madison
  • James BaileyGeorge Armistead
  • Bill BoslegoWilliam Beanes
  • Shannon McLucasMary Pickersgill
 
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