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The War of 1812 / Edward Herrmann; Roger Mudd; Paul Savior; Peter Coyote; Monte Markham. Videorecording.

Material type: TextPublication details: New York, NY : Distributed by New Video,. c2005.Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 280 min. + extras [i.e. 317 min.]) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0767077946
Other title:
  • Surviving an 1812 Battleship
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E354
Contents:
Volume 1 First invasion : The War of 1812 / executive producer/director, Gary L. Foreman ; producer, Carolyn H. Raine ; writers, Arthur Drooker, William Chemerka, Dolores Gavin, Gary L. Foreman ; produced by Native Sun Productions ; History Television Network Productions (2004) (92 min.) -- Save our history : The Star-Spangled Banner / produced and written by Andrew D. Berg ; produced by History Television Productions (1998) (47 min.) -- First Invasion : Behind the scenes / writer/producer, Michael Scalere ; History Television Network Productions (2004) (21 min.). Volume 2 Frontier, the decisive battles: the battle of New Orleans / producer-director Gary L. Foreman ; writer, Dan Gagliasso ; Swell ; Gary L. Foreman Productions ; History Channel ; A & E Television Networks (2000) (45 min.) -- Andrew Jackson : a man for the people / produced and directed by Monte Markham and Adam Friedman ; written by Robert J. Litz ; a Perpetual Motion Films production ; a presentation of Non Fiction Films, Inc. in association with A & E Network (1995) (45 min.) -- The great ships: the ironclads / produced and directed by Monte Markham ; producer, Rosanne Ehrlich ; written by Jesse Sublett and Lee Fulkerson ; A Non Fiction Films, Inc. presentation of a Perpetual Motion Films production for the History Channel (1997) (45 min.) -- Extreme history: surviving an 1812 battleship / director, Matthew Ginsburg ; writers, David Felsen and Matthew Ginsburg ; produced by Boom Pictures for The History Channel, A & E Television Networks (2003) (22 min.).
Production credits:
  • First invasion: Cinematography, Michael Bowie, Rich Thompson, James Ewing [and others] ; editor, Andy Pickard ; music composer, David Arkenstone ; art director, H. David Wright. The Star-Spangled Banner: Cinematography, William S. Hays, Mead Hunt, Robert Mark [and others] ; editor, Penny Elliott ; composer, John Petersen, John Lissauer ; researchers, Claude Kaplan, Debra Katz. First Invasion Behind the scenes: editor, Kathy Gatto. The battle of New Orleans: Director of photography, Gregg Hoerdemann ; editor, David Szabo ; music composer, David Arkenstone. Andrew Jackson: Director of photography, Michael Crain ; edited by Hugh Munro Neely, Charlie Otte ; music composed by Nigel Holton. The Great Ships: Directors of photography, William Schlueter, John Rosenberg ; edited by Ed Santiago ; music composed by Arthur B. Rubenstein. Surviving an 1812 battleship: Photography, Matthew Ginsburg, David Leepson, Mark Salomon [and others] ; editors, John Laprade, Pierre Takal ; original theme and score, G & E Music.
Narrator(s)/host(s), Edward Herrmann [First invasion], Roger Mudd [The Star-Spangled Banner], Paul Savior [Behind the scenes], Roger Mudd, Peter Coyote [Frontier, the decisive battles: the battle of New Orleans], Monte Markham [Andrew Jackson, The great ships], Roger Daltrey [Surviving an 1812 battleship].Summary: The first episode, "First invasion : the War of 1812," depicts how only 30 years after winning the independence, the upstart United States waged another war with Great Britain. Motivated by the high-seas capture of American sailors and the desire to annex Canadian lands, President Madison declared war. Thanks to the aim of a lone sniper, the skill of Andrew Jackson, the fortitude of the people of Baltimore, and the
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Originally produced for television in 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004.
Special DVD features: Behind the scenes of First Invasion, The War of 1812; "Surviving an 1812 Battleship" episode from Extreme History.

Volume 1 First invasion : The War of 1812 / executive producer/director, Gary L. Foreman ; producer, Carolyn H. Raine ; writers, Arthur Drooker, William Chemerka, Dolores Gavin, Gary L. Foreman ; produced by Native Sun Productions ; History Television Network Productions (2004) (92 min.) --
Save our history : The Star-Spangled Banner / produced and written by Andrew D. Berg ; produced by History Television Productions (1998) (47 min.) --
First Invasion : Behind the scenes / writer/producer, Michael Scalere ; History Television Network Productions (2004) (21 min.). Volume 2 Frontier, the decisive battles: the battle of New Orleans / producer-director Gary L. Foreman ; writer, Dan Gagliasso ; Swell ; Gary L. Foreman Productions ; History Channel ; A & E Television Networks (2000) (45 min.) --
Andrew Jackson : a man for the people / produced and directed by Monte Markham and Adam Friedman ; written by Robert J. Litz ; a Perpetual Motion Films production ; a presentation of Non Fiction Films, Inc. in association with A & E Network (1995) (45 min.) --
The great ships: the ironclads / produced and directed by Monte Markham ; producer, Rosanne Ehrlich ; written by Jesse Sublett and Lee Fulkerson ; A Non Fiction Films, Inc. presentation of a Perpetual Motion Films production for the History Channel (1997) (45 min.) --
Extreme history: surviving an 1812 battleship / director, Matthew Ginsburg ; writers, David Felsen and Matthew Ginsburg ; produced by Boom Pictures for The History Channel, A & E Television Networks (2003) (22 min.).

First invasion: Cinematography, Michael Bowie, Rich Thompson, James Ewing [and others] ; editor, Andy Pickard ; music composer, David Arkenstone ; art director, H. David Wright.
The Star-Spangled Banner: Cinematography, William S. Hays, Mead Hunt, Robert Mark [and others] ; editor, Penny Elliott ; composer, John Petersen, John Lissauer ; researchers, Claude Kaplan, Debra Katz.
First Invasion Behind the scenes: editor, Kathy Gatto.
The battle of New Orleans: Director of photography, Gregg Hoerdemann ; editor, David Szabo ; music composer, David Arkenstone.
Andrew Jackson: Director of photography, Michael Crain ; edited by Hugh Munro Neely, Charlie Otte ; music composed by Nigel Holton.
The Great Ships: Directors of photography, William Schlueter, John Rosenberg ; edited by Ed Santiago ; music composed by Arthur B. Rubenstein.
Surviving an 1812 battleship: Photography, Matthew Ginsburg, David Leepson, Mark Salomon [and others] ; editors, John Laprade, Pierre Takal ; original theme and score, G & E Music.

Narrator(s)/host(s), Edward Herrmann [First invasion], Roger Mudd [The Star-Spangled Banner], Paul Savior [Behind the scenes], Roger Mudd, Peter Coyote [Frontier, the decisive battles: the battle of New Orleans], Monte Markham [Andrew Jackson, The great ships], Roger Daltrey [Surviving an 1812 battleship].


The first episode, "First invasion : the War of 1812," depicts how only 30 years after winning the independence, the upstart United States waged another war with Great Britain. Motivated by the high-seas capture of American sailors and the desire to annex Canadian lands, President Madison declared war. Thanks to the aim of a lone sniper, the skill of Andrew Jackson, the fortitude of the people of Baltimore, and the