Rough Riders (miniseries)

Rough Riders
Genre	War
Written by	John Milius & Hugh Wilson
Directed by	John Milius
Starring	Tom Berenger Sam Elliott Gary Busey
Theme music composer	Elmer Bernstein
Composer	Peter Bernstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Tom Berenger
Producers	William J. MacDonald Robert Katz Moctesuma Esparza Larry Levinson
Cinematography	Anthony B. Richmond
Editor	Sam Citron
Running time	184 minutes
Production companies	Affinity Entertainment Esparza Katz Larry Levinson Productions
Budget	$19 million
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	July 20 (1997-07-20) – July 21, 1997 (1997-07-21)
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Rough Riders is a 1997 American television miniseries directed and co-written by John Milius about future President Theodore Roosevelt and the regiment known as the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry; a.k.a. the Rough Riders. The series prominently shows the bravery of the volunteers at the Battle of San Juan Hill, part of the Spanish–American War of 1898. It was released on DVD in 2006. The series originally aired on TNT with a four-hour running time, including commercials, over two consecutive nights during July 1997.^[1] It is, as of 2022, John Milius' last directorial credit for a film.