Rough Riders | |
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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 July 21, 1997 | –
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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.