The Men Who Built America | |
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Genre | Biography, Docudrama |
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Directed by | Patrick Reams, Ruán Magan |
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Narrated by | Campbell Scott |
Theme music composer | "Save My Soul" by Blues Saraceno |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Cinematography | Richard V. Lopez Brian O'Carroll |
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Production company | Stephen David Entertainment |
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Network | History |
Release | October 16, 2012 |
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The Men Who Built America (also known as The Innovators: The Men Who Built America in some international markets) is an eight-hour, four-part miniseries docudrama which was originally broadcast on the History Channel in autumn 2012, and on the History Channel UK in fall 2013. The series focuses on the lives of Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford. It tells how their industrial innovations and business empires revolutionized modern society. The series is directed by Patrick Reams and Ruán Magan and is narrated by Campbell Scott. It averaged 2.6 million total viewers (1.2 million adults 25–54 and 1 million adults 18–49) across four nights.
It is the first installment of the That Built franchise.