The Titans That Built America is a six-hour, three-part miniseries docudrama which was originally broadcast on the History Channel on May 31, 2021.[1] The series focuses on the lives of Pierre S. du Pont, Walter Chrysler, JP Morgan Jr., William Boeing, Henry Kaiser, Charles Lindbergh, William S. Knudsen, John Raskob, Edsel Ford, and Henry Ford.[2] It serves as a sequel to The Men Who Built America.[3]
| The Titans That Built America | |
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| Genre | Biography, Docudrama |
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| Directed by | Patrick Reams Phillip Montgomery |
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| Narrated by | Campbell Scott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Cinematography | Aiden Gault Joseph Ingersoll |
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| Production company | Stephen David Entertainment |
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| Network | History |
| Release | May 31, 2021 |
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The series won the 2022 Realscreen award for Best History & Biography Program.[4]
It is the sixth installment of the That Built franchise.
Cast
edit- Gerald Kyd as Pierre S. du Pont
- Grant Masters as Henry Ford
- Cillian O'Gairbhi as Walter Chrysler
- Peter O'Meara as J. P. Morgan Jr.
- David Crowley as Edsel Ford
- Ian Toner as William Boeing
- Peter Gaynor as Henry J. Kaiser
- Charlie Maher as Charles Lindbergh
- Aidan O'Hare as William S. Knudsen
- Jonathan Delaney Tynan as John J. Raskob
- Graham Wilkinson as Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Vincent Tsang as Wong Tsu
Episodes
editNote: The series consists of three two-hour episodes.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "A New Generation Arises" | Patrick Reams & Phillip Montgomery | Stephen David, Joey Allen, Patrick Reams | May 31, 2021 | |
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In the aftermath of World War I, a new generation of Titans rises from the ashes as America starts to thrive once again. After Henry Ford becomes the number one automobile maker in the nation, Pierre DuPont moves on from munitions to finance General Motors. During the Roaring Twenties, engineer Walter Chrysler joins in to build a better and faster vehicle under his own name. However, the aviation industry is taking flight and Edsel Ford and William Boeing, along with famous pilot Charles Lindbergh want to be household names. It's an all out battle to outshine and outsmart each other to be the Titans of new industry supremacy. | |||||
| 2 | "Titans vs. FDR" | Patrick Reams & Phillip Montgomery | Stephen David, Joey Allen, Patrick Reams | June 1, 2021 | |
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When the Stock Market crashes on Wall Street in October 1929 (one day after the Chrysler Building opened), the nation descends into the Great Depression two years later. Banker J.P. Morgan Jr. and du Pont help get a new leader, Franklin Deleno Roosevelt, elected as the next U.S. president. However, FDR curbs the Titans capitalism by proposing a bold New Deal to save the American people from financial ruin. He enlists Henry Kaiser to design the Hoover Dam. As the industrialists struggle to save their big businesses from collapse, they may get an opportunity in the impending war in Europe. America must build up their military to match the super powers of Germany and Japan. | |||||
| 3 | "United They Stand" | Patrick Reams & Phillip Montgomery | Stephen David, Joey Allen, Patrick Reams | June 2, 2021 | |
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After a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor changes America's plan to stay out of war, FDR needs to make peace with the Titans he made into the country's enemies. He needs their industrial might to build the greatest war machines ever made. But in order to confront this global threat, the Titans must keep their egos in check by choosing patriotism over profit, and unite with the U.S. government. Du Pont is back making munitions, as well as helping J. Robert Oppenheimer create the Atomic Bomb. Ford, with Edsel's idea, assemble B-24 Bombers. Chrysler's engineers design Sherman tanks, and Kaiser takes over shipyards to build Liberty ships. The first nuclear reactor is built at the Hanford Site in Washington state. | |||||
References
edit- ^ "TVDB".
- ^ https://www.thewrap.com/history-channel-that-built-america-franchise-toys-machines-titans-engineering/
- ^ "History to Expand 'That Built' Franchise With 3 More Spinoffs, Rebrands 'The Men Who Built America'". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Realscreen Awards 2022 Winners". Realscreen. February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.