Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency

Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency

120 mins | Documentary, History | June 1, 2007

A fascinating account of the presidency of Andrew Jackson, who was both one of America's great presidents and a borderline tyrant. The seventh president shook up the glossy world of Washington, DC with his "common-man" methods and ideals, but also oversaw one of the most controversial events in American history: the forced removal of Indian tribes, including the Cherokees, from their homes.

Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency

120 mins | Documentary, History | June 1, 2007

Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
A fascinating account of the presidency of Andrew Jackson, who was both one of America's great presidents and a borderline tyrant. The seventh president shook up the glossy world of Washington, DC with his "common-man" methods and ideals, but also oversaw one of the most controversial events in American history: the forced removal of Indian tribes, including the Cherokees, from their homes.
Producers KCET
Original title Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
Directors Mitch Wilson, Carl Byker
Writers Carl Byker

Cast

Martin Sheen

as Narrator

Daniel Feller

as Self

Jon Meacham

as Self

Kathryn Braund

as Self

Dale Cockrell

as Self

Sean Wilentz

as Self

Harry Watson

as Self

Robert Remini

as Self

Bobby L. Lovett

as Self

Brian Dennehy

as Andrew Jackson (voice)

David Michael McArdle

as President Jackson

David Fagerberg

as General Jackson

Elijah Dylan Dies

as Young Jackson

Steven McDougald

as Boy Jackson

Lacie Madison

as Rachel Jackson

Marion Ross

as Rachel Jackson (voice)

Blair Brown

as Margaret Bayard Smith (voice)

René Auberjonois

as James Parton (voice)

Lawrence Bull Jr.

as Congressman

David Ogden Stiers

as Henry Clay (voice)

Eric Stoltz

as Christian Missionary (voice)

Jamie Blaine

as Richard Lawrence - Assassin

Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter

as Frederick Douglass (voice)