ALEXANDER HAMILTON

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• Release Year: 2007
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: One of the most controversial men of his age, Alexander Hamilton was a gifted statesman brought down by the fatal flaws of stubbornness, extreme candor, and arrogance. His life and career were marked by a stunning rise to power, scandal, and tragedy. He had one of the most notorious love affairs of any public figure in American history, and met his death in a startling act of political violence - the famous duel with Aaron Burr. But his contributions as a statesman survive. As first Secretary of the Treasury during the tumultuous early years of the republic, Hamilton led the transformation of the young country into a commercial and industrial powerhouse. He was the one founder who had a vision, not of what America was, but of what it could become. This two hour American Experience tells the story of the underappreciated genius who laid the groundwork for the nation's modern economy - including the banking system, Wall Street, and an 'opportunity society' in which talent and hard work, not birth, determined success.
• Cast: Colm Feore, Mary Bacon, Samuel Barnett, Gerry Bamman, Lauren Bloom, John Ellison Conlee, John Curless, Michael Cumpsty, Richard Easton, Peter Gerety, Daniel Gerroll, Neal Huff, Neil McGarry, Julia Morrison, Brian Murray, Mark Nelson, Denis O'Hare, Kelli O'Hara, Jamie Parker, Brandon Reilly, Bridget Regan, Henry Strozier, Michael Stuhlbarg, Angela Thornton, Leonardo Cuesta, Joanne Freeman, Kevin R. Hershberger, Brían F. O'Byrne, John Pagano, Muffie Meyer, Ronald Blumer, Catherine Allan, Sharon Sachs, Eric Seuel Davies
• Director: Muffie Meyer
• Runtime: 2:00
• Company: WGBH, PBS Home Video, Paramount Home Video
• Media Format: Series