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A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America

A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America (2014)

0h 0m | PG-13

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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.

Director: Molly Hermann

Studio: The Biscuit Factory

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Jeff Wilburn

Jeff Wilburn

as Narrator (voice)

Clent Bowers

Clent Bowers

as Self - National Anthem Performer

Catherine Purcell

Catherine Purcell

as Self - Voice Student

Jennifer L. Jones

Jennifer L. Jones

as Self - Curator

Vince Eisenson

Vince Eisenson

as Francis Scott Key

Cynthia Janzen

Cynthia Janzen

as Dolly Madison