Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The duel / produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting and Red Hill Productions for the American Experience ; directed by Carl Byker and Mitch Wilson ; written by Carl Byker and David Mrazek ; producer, Carl Byker.

Edition:

Full screen.

Publisher, Date:

[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Distribution, [2011]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

On the morning of July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton was fatally wounded in a duel by Aaron Burr in the culminating act of a political war that had lasted for more than a decade. The rivals' final encounter in Weehauken ruined Burr's career and changed the fate of a nation.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated.

Series:

PBS Video database of America's history & culture ; v. 330

PBS Video database of America's history & culture ; v. 330.

Subjects:

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836.

Burr-Hamilton Duel, Weehawken, N.J., 1804.

Dueling -- New Jersey -- History -- 19th century.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Biographical television programs.

Historical television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Nonfiction television programs.

Other Author:

Byker, Carl, screenwriter, director.

Wilson, Mitch, director.

Mrazek, David, 1963- screenwriter.

Hunston, Russell, actor.

Semok, Alan, actor.

Hunt, Linda, 1945- narrator.

Auberjonois, René, 1940-2019 actor.

Dennehy, Brian, actor.

PBS Distribution (Firm)

Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Red Hill Productions.

Other Title:

American experience (Television program)

Notes:

Co-producer, David Mrazek ; director of photography, Mitch Wilson ; editor, Stosh Jarecki ; music, David Vanacore.

Actors: Russell Hunston (Alexander Hamilton), Alan Semok (Aaron Burr) ; narrator: Linda Hunt ; Hamilton's voice: Rene Auberjonois ; Burr's voice: Brian Dennehy.

Originally broadcast in the television series, "The American experience" in 2000.

DVD-video; NTSC, region 1; stereo.

In English with optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Web Site:

PBS Video database of America's history & culture merged index

ISBN:

9781608834655

1608834654

9781608834655

1608834654

Publisher Number:

AMTD601

Other Number:

708037387

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

715218

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 973.46 Duel