America: The Story of Us

Name: America: The Story of Us
Director: Andrew Chater
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 2010-09-14
Duration: 540 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Liev Schreiber, Tom Brokaw, Meryl Streep

2010540m

★ 6.4

HistoryDocumentary

A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress -- from the rigors of linking the continent by transcontinental railroad to triumphing over vertical space through the construction of steel-structured buildings. The series also is a story of conflict, with Native American peoples, slavery, the Revolutionary War that birthed the nation, the Civil War that divided it, and the great world war that shaped its future.

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Watch America: The Story of Us full movie online for free in HD quality on Watch Online Stream. Stream from Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Prime Video, and more without any subscription or sign up. A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress -- from the rigors of linking the continent by transcontinental railroad to triumphing over vertical space through the construction of steel-structured buildings. The series also is a story of conflict, with Native American peoples, slavery, the Revolutionary War that birthed the nation, the Civil War that divided it, and the great world war that shaped its future.

Cast

Liev Schreiber

Himself - Narrator

Tom Brokaw

Himself

Meryl Streep

Herself

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