Season 1 • Episode 3
LatestFrom disastrous initial battles with the British, through General Benedict Arnold's betrayal, America emerges victorious. General Washington bids farewell to his troops at Fraunces Tavern in New York City before returning home to Mount Vernon and closing the door on this chapter of his life.
This 1984 miniseries chronicles the life of George Washington, the 1st President of the United States, from age 11 to age 51. Based on the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
Acting
Barry Bostwick's jawline carries 8 hours of television.
Production
Incredible 1984 budget—actual horses, actual mud, actual suffering.
Barry Bostwick
Gen. George Washington
Jeremy Kemp
Gen. Horatio Gates
James Mason
Gen. Edward Braddock
Patty Duke
Martha Washington
Clive Revill
Lord Loudoun
Hal Holbrook
John Adams
David Dukes
George William 'Will' Fairfax
Jaclyn Smith
Sally Fairfax
Lloyd Bridges
Caleb Quinn
José Ferrer
Governor Dinwiddie
Richard Kiley
George Mason
Rosemary Murphy
Mary Ball Washington
Robert Stack
General Stark
Trevor Howard
Lord Fairfax
Stephen Macht
General Benedict Arnold
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Patty Duke was only 37 playing Martha Washington across decades—Hollywood math at its finest.
This aired during Reagan's re-election campaign, when 'great man' history was very back in fashion.
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