Rent America: The Story of the US (2010)
3.8 of 5 from 46 ratings
9h 15min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
A riveting adventure of how America was invented, feature focuses on the people, ideas and events that built the great nation, covering 400 years of American history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by "History". From the rigors of linking the continent by wagon trails to the transcontinental railway, the engineering of steel-structured buildings to landing on the moon, this epic 12-part series is a grand cinematic vision of how the country was built. From the revolutionary war that birthed the nation to the civil war that divided it, and to the making of the modern world, feature is an epic, dramatic, heartbreaking and triumphant journey of a nation. Giving their thoughts on America and what it means to be an American are a world-class group of individuals including Michael Douglas, Meryl Streep, Buzz Aldrin, Colin Powell, Donald Trump, John Legend and more. - Actors:
- Tom Brokaw, James Meigs, H.W. Brands, Annette Gordon-Reed, Brian Williams, Michael Douglas, Colin Powell, Rudy Giuliani, Richard Machowicz, Al Sharpton, Michael Strahan, John Lasseter, David Baldacci, Jeannette Walls, Donald Trump, Henry Louis Gates, Jimmy Wales, William Bodette, David M. Kennedy, Alberto Camarillo
- Directors:
- Marion Milne, Jenny Ash, Clare Beavan, Andrew Chater, Nick Green, Renny Bartlett
- Producers:
- Ben Goold, Kathryn Taylor Smith, Ben Fox, Vlokkie Gordon, David Wicht, Jenny Ash, Clare Beavan, Andrew Chater, Liz Fay, Nick Green, Hugh Ballantyne, Dan Clifton
- Narrated By:
- Daniel Webb, Liev Schreiber
- Writers:
- Jenny Ash, Ed Fields, Daniel Hall
- Studio:
- History Channel
- Genres:
- TV Documentaries
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/11/2010
- Run Time:
- 555 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- None
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. Rebels
2. Revolution
3. Westward
4. Division
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
5. Civil War
6. Heartland
7. Cities
8. Boom
- Special Features - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
9. Bust
10. WWII
11. Superpower
12. Millennium
