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Grant

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Grant

2020- 2020

1 Seasons

3 Episodes

7.3(24 votes)

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War & Politics

Documentary

Overview

This documentary-series examines Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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RadicalMedia

Appian Way

A+E Global Media

Lionsgate Television

Film Afrika

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Justin Salinger

Justin Salinger

Ulysses S. Grant

Carel Nel

Carel Nel

Abraham Lincoln

Jason K. Ralph

Jason K. Ralph

General Sherman

Brian Heydenrych

Robert E. Lee

Francis Chouler

Francis Chouler

John Rawlins

Dianne Simpson

Dianne Simpson

Julia Grant

Nicholas Dallas

Major Lewis Merrill

Darron Araujo

Mark Twain

Craig Jackson

Craig Jackson

General Halleck

Daniel Fox

Daniel Fox

Colonel Charles Marshall

Creative team

Showrunner: Dave Sirulnick
Justin Wilkes
Written by: Nicholas Greene
Frederick Rendina
Produced by: Leonardo DiCaprio
Alexander H. Browne

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