The Men Who Built America

The Men Who Built America
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GenreBiography, Docudrama
Written by
  • Randy Counsman
  • Stephen David
  • Patrick Reams
  • David C. White
  • Alec Michod
  • Ed Fields
  • John Fahy
  • Keith Palmer
Directed byPatrick Reams, Ruán Magan
Starring
  • David Donahoe
  • Matt Boliek
  • Adam Jonas Segaller
  • Cary Donaldson
  • John C. Bailey
  • Eric Rolland
  • Justin Morck
Narrated byCampbell Scott
Theme music composer"Save My Soul" by Blues Saraceno
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
CinematographyRichard V. Lopez
Brian O'Carroll
Editors
  • Tim W. Kelly
  • Jonathan Soule
  • Beatrice Sisul
  • Tina Pacheco
  • John Kilgour
  • Sheri Bylander
Production companyStephen David Entertainment
Original release
NetworkHistory
ReleaseOctober 16, 2012 (2012-10-16)
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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.