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Bicentennial Minutes

Original title: 200 Years Ago Today
  • TV Series
  • 1974–1976
  • 1m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
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Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington in Bicentennial Minutes (1974)
HistoryShort

Minute-long "on this day in history" shorts, used a countdown to America's bicentennial.Minute-long "on this day in history" shorts, used a countdown to America's bicentennial.Minute-long "on this day in history" shorts, used a countdown to America's bicentennial.

  • Stars
    • Walter Cronkite
    • Cleveland Amory
    • Edward Asner
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    57
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    • Stars
      • Walter Cronkite
      • Cleveland Amory
      • Edward Asner
    • 4User reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Walter Cronkite
    Walter Cronkite
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974–1975
    Cleveland Amory
    Cleveland Amory
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974–1975
    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974
    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974
    Kukla
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1976
    Fran Allison
    Fran Allison
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1976
    Ollie
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1976
    Bil Baird
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1976
    Slugger Ryan
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1976
    Sally Field
    Sally Field
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974
    Rob Reiner
    Rob Reiner
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974
    Martin Sheen
    Martin Sheen
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974
    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974
    Carol Burnett
    Carol Burnett
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974
    Richard Thomas
    Richard Thomas
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974
    Alan Alda
    Alan Alda
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974
    Gene Kelly
    Gene Kelly
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1974
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    • Trivia
      While the Bicentennial Minutes series ran for nearly one thousand episodes over two and a half years, the series is considered to have been just one season.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Orson Welles/Orson Bean/Carol Lawrence/Kay Lenz (1976)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 4, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • CBS Television Network
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    • Runtime
      • 1m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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