The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth (2016)

The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth

2016

Drama Documentary

Synopsis

The voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 has come to define the founding moment of America, celebrated each year at Thanksgiving. A lavish new drama documentary by Ric Burns, based on governor William Bradford's extraordinary eye-witness account, the Mayflower Pilgrims reveals the grim truth behind their voyage across the Atlantic. The Pilgrims story has come to define the founding moment of America and all it stands for. Celebrated each year at Thanksgiving, it is remembered as a pious crusade aimed at founding a Puritan paradise. However their journey from a harsh, often violent part of England to a colony assured of survival less than ten years later is also one of wealth, cruelty, and entrepreneurial genius.

Credits

Director

Ric Burns

Cast

Howard Lee as Richard Clyfton

James Thorne as John Robinson

Jos Brown as William Bradford (Adolescent)

Josh Webb as William Bradford (Child)

Matthew Jure as William Brewster

Rebecca Gethings as Narrator - (Voice)

Roger Rees as William Bradford (Adult)

Crew