Rough Riders (miniseries)

Rough Riders
GenreWar
Written byJohn Milius & Hugh Wilson
Directed byJohn Milius
StarringTom Berenger
Sam Elliott
Gary Busey
Theme music composerElmer Bernstein
ComposerPeter Bernstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerTom Berenger
ProducersWilliam J. MacDonald
Robert Katz
Moctesuma Esparza
Larry Levinson
CinematographyAnthony B. Richmond
EditorSam Citron
Running time184 minutes
Production companiesAffinity Entertainment
Esparza Katz
Larry Levinson Productions
Budget$19 million
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseJuly 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.

  1. ^ "Rough Riders". TV Tango. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.