Summary
Released in conjunction with the 2008 summer blockbuster National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Tom Jennings' documentary The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth traces one of the largest manhunts in American history. In the aftermath of President Lincoln's assassination, 10,000 federal troops were dispatched to capture the elusive triggerman and his co-conspirator David Herold. In this documentary, filmmakers trace the sixty-mile route traveled by Booth and Herold in real time, winding through the Maryland countryside before crossing the Potomac River and ultimately ending at the northern Virginia tobacco barn where Booth was gunned down. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Booth, John Wilkes,
-- 1838-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Assassination. Assassins -- Biography. Conspiracy -- United States. Confederate States of America. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [New York?] :History Channel :2008 Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | American Brutus. |
| Contributors |
Jennings, Tom.
Werbe, Susan. Hall, Michael C., 1971- Kauffman, Michael W. American Brutus. Tom Jennings Productions. History Channel (Television network) New Video Group. |
| Participants/Performers |
Narrator, Michael C. Hall. |
| Language |
English Closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Documentary. Title from container. Program content: c2007. Based on the book: American Brutus / by Michael Kauffman. |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (1 hr., 30 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1422907325 9781422907320 |
| Other | Classic View |