"The Revolution" (2006) TV series

Director:

Peter Schnall

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Genre:

History

Cast

Paul Thureen

...

Lt. Joseph Hodgkins (5 episodes, 2007)

Series Directed by
Peter Schnall		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Gabriel Gornell	....	animation executive producer (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Linda Beck	....	animation producer (unknown episodes)
Kristina Cafarella	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Melanie J. Elin	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Gregory Henry	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Whitney Johnson	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes)
Jean Murphy Ennen	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Peter Schnall	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Justine Simonson	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Hilary Sio	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
David Shadrack Smith	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Stephen Stept	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Annie Wong	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Lise Zumwalt	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Gary Pozner		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Peter Schnall		(unknown episodes)
David Shadrack Smith		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Isold Uggadottir		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Justine Simonson		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Anne Stuhler		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Katya DeBear		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Kate Foster		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Kathryn Coombs		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Jim Choate	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)
Erika Onsager	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Glenn C. Reimer	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Robert Warmflash	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ethan Shrier	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
David Shadrack Smith	....	second unit director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
James Fulgham	....	props (unknown episodes, 2006)
Linda Hughes	....	props (unknown episodes)
R. Mark Hughes	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Joe James	....	on-set dresser (unknown episodes)
Craig M. Taylor	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Tew	....	props (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Linda Beck	....	visual effects producer (unknown episodes, 2006)
Gabriel Gornell	....	visual effects executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Scott Carrithers	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
David J. Levine	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Matthew Walker	....	key grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Jim Choate	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dana Bogdanski	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Kevin Hershberger	....	wardrobe supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Tew	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Lucas Buck	....	key production assistant (unknown episodes, 2006)
John D. Bert	....	reenactment coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kellen Bloomer	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Mike Brown	....	wrangler (unknown episodes)
Kathryn Coombs	....	historical coordinator (unknown episodes)
Vern Crofoot	....	master armorer (unknown episodes)
Sam Edens	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Martine Granby	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Samantha Iles	....	key set medic (unknown episodes)
Doc Mitchel	....	animal wrangler (unknown episodes)
Russ Richards	....	historical coordinator / reenactment coordinator (unknown episodes)
Catherine Shin	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey F. Smith	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Bill Stitt	....	location logistics (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Partisan Pictures

Special Effects

• Mechanism Digital

Other Companies

• Historical Entertainment LLC  extras casting
• Historical Entertainment LLC  historical coordination
• Mechanism Digital  animation by

Also Known As:

The American Revolution (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Partisan Pictures

Very good, but left out a few key moments of the revolution.

Last year I became interested in the American revolution after taking an American history class. I bought a book on the revolution and later this documentary.

It's a really good summery of the main events played out with actors like many other history channel documentaries. It often shows the same scenes more than once, but this is to be expected since most history channel documentaries do this. The maps detailed maps of battles and the surrounding geography helps you put the battles together in your head easily.

The actors are (for the most part) very similar to the paintings showed. The painting are another cool source, it gives you plenty of paintings of events.

My only complaints are One, They left out some key events in the war that could have easily been added in, like the invasion of Canada (in 1775), the Battle of Valcour Island (a 1776 naval battle that took place on lake Champlain, north of Ticonderoga and Crown Point) and the Battle of Princeton (a battle in 1777 in New Jersey, where Washington rode into battle to rally his troops, turning a defeat into victory). none of these battles are mentioned and all very important. It mentions the evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga but, not the Invasion of Canada and Valcour island that came before it. The Battle of Princeton was also an iconic moment for Washington as a commander. They mention Gates plan to invade Canada in 1778 but fail to even state that this was once tried in the beginning of the war.

Now I understand that they have limited time, but these were important events and there were many other interesting facts and battles that were left out. Again I understand they only have so much time but this leads to my second complaint.

two, the last two episodes seem to just be trying to waste time and go over events that were already seen. These last two episodes are not anything new and useless. Instead of trying to waste time with these pointless episodes they could have gone more into detail.

Aside from the events they missed the documentary has good material about the battles and events. Its worth seeing if your into the revolutionary war, or history in general.