The Words That Built America

(2017)

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Synopsis

HBO presents a 4th of July special starring our country’s founding documents – The Declaration of Independence, The United States Constitution and The Bill of Rights – as read by celebrities, lawmakers and children, and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi.

Directors

Kevin Bacon, Jack Black, Tucker Carlson, Common, Anderson Cooper, Bryan Cranston, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, America Ferrera, Sean Hannity, Neil Patrick Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Caitlyn Jenner, Dwayne Johnson, Toby Keith, Megyn Kelly, Kid Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Yo-Yo Ma, Rosie O'Donnell, Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Vince Vaughn, Kerry Washington, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joseph Biden, Dick Cheney, Al Gore, Walter Mondale, Mike Pence, Dan Quayle, Lamar Alexander, Tammy Baldwin, John Barrasso, Ted Cruz, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lindsey Graham, Charles Grassley, Kamala Harris, Angus King, Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Chris Murphy, Tim Scott, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Elizabeth Warren, John Lewis, Kevin McCarthy, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Ryan, Eric Swalwell, Maxine Waters, Chris Christie, John Hickenlooper, Terry McAuliffe, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld, David McCullough, Alexandra Pelosi, Alexandra Pelosi, Sheila Nevins

Production year

2017

Rating

None

Studio

HBO Enterprises

Runtime

45 minutes

Cast

Lamar Alexander, Tammy Baldwin, John Barrasso, Joe Biden, Jack Black