Ulysses S. Grant (film)

Ulysses S. Grant is a 2002 two-part television documentary film about Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States. Produced by PBS for the American Experience documentary program, it recounts Grant's life from his childhood in Ohio to his presidency, with narration by Liev Schreiber. The film was released in two parts on May 5 and 6, 2002, with part one (titled "Warrior") written, produced, and directed by Adriana Bosch, and part two (titled "President") written, produced, and directed by Elizabeth Deane.

Ulysses S. Grant
Genre	Documentary
Written by	Adriana Bosch[1] Elizabeth Deane[1]
Directed by	Adriana Bosch Elizabeth Deane
Narrated by	Liev Schreiber[1]
Music by	Michael Whalen[1]
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Adriana Bosch[1] Elizabeth Deane
Cinematography	Terry Hopkins[1] Buddy Squires[1] Boyd Estus[1]
Editors	Jon Neuburger[1] Bill Lattanzi[1]
Running time	220 minutes[2]
Production company	WGBH Boston[1]
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	May 5, 2002 (2002-05-05)

Interviewees

• David Bradley, writer
• Max Byrd, novelist
• Dan T. Carter, historian
• Mark Grimsley, historian
• William S. McFeely, biographer
• James M. McPherson, historian
• Donald L. Miller, historian
• Geoffrey Perret, biographer
• John Y. Simon, historian
• Brooks D. Simpson, historian
• Joan Waugh, historian

Critical response

For the rebroadcast of Ulysses S. Grant: Warrior in 2011, Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times deemed it better than the more recent American Experience film Robert E. Lee, about the titular Confederate general during the American Civil War. Genzlinger reasoned that Grant was a more interesting figure than Lee, and that Ulysses S. Grant's light use of reenactments made it a more engaging film than Robert E. Lee, which has none.^[3]

Home media

Ulysses S. Grant was first released on VHS by PBS on August 27, 2002.^[4] PBS would release the film on DVD by February 15, 2005.^[2] Though it is part of The Presidents collection of American Experience, it is not included in the collection's DVD box set released in August 2008.^[5]

References

1. "Ulysses S. Grant - Credits". PBS. WGBH Educational Foundation. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
2. "American Experience - Ulysses S. Grant, Warrior President". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc. 15 February 2005. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
3. Genzlinger, Neil (January 2, 2011). "How an Engineer Became a White-Haired General". The New York Times. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
4. "Ulysses S. Grant - Warrior President [VHS]". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc. 27 August 2002. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
5. "American Experience: The Presidents Collection". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc. 26 August 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

External links

• Official PBS site