The War of 1812 (2011)
A small but bitter war - that forged the destiny of a continent.
120 min
The War 1812 is a two-hour film history of a deeply significant event in North American and world history. The war shaped American, Canadian and British destiny in the most literal way possible: had one or two battles or decisions gone a different way, a map of the United States today would look entirely (and shockingly) different. The fires of this war forged the nation of Canada; at the same time, the result tolled the end of Native American dreams of a separate nation. By war's end, the process of Native nation removal had already begun in the southeast, paving the way for a Cotton Kingdom powered by slavery, and a United States that had been on the verge of collapse was ready to announce its arrival as a global power. The U.S. did not win the War of 1812, but the noble experiment of democracy had managed to survive intense pressure from without, and within.
- Release date
- October 10, 2011
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Judy Hyman
Cast
- Christopher Kozak as William Hull
- Daniel W. Buckley as American rifleman
- Joe Mantegna as Narrator
- Craig Williams as General Hull
Crew
- Diane Garey · Director
- Lawrence R. Hott · Director
- Ken Chowder · Writer
- Judy Hyman · Composer
- Stephen McCarthy · Cinematographer