Storyline
Arguably one of the most fateful and resonant events of the last half millennium, the Pilgrims journey west across the Atlantic in the early 17th century is a seminal, if often misunderstood episode of American and world history. The Pilgrims explores the forces, circumstances, personalities and events that converged to exile the English group in Holland and eventually propel their crossing to the New World; a story universally familiar in broad outline, but almost entirely unfamiliar to a general audience in its rich and compelling historical actuality. Includes the real history of the "first thanksgiving".
Cast & Crew
Roger Rees
William Bradford
Lead
Oliver Platt
Self - Narrator (voice)
Artemus Cragg
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Calypso Cragg
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Julian Elfer
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Michael Elwyn
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Jos Brown Gaier
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Matthew Jure
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What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ric Burns's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Pilgrims is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
