''Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom'' to Air on Television Memorial Day Weekend.PITTSBURGH -- Inecom Entertainment Company is pleased to announce that "Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom" will air nationally on the PBS PBSin full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, HD Channel during the weekend when Americans celebrate Memorial Day, a national holiday honoring those who died in service to our country. Distributed nationwide since its release in January 2006, the award-winning "Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom" DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. is available at video stores, Internet retailers, educational and institutional distributors and large retail chains such as Best Buy, Borders and select Barnes & Noble stores nationwide. Narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell (director of "Gettysburg" and "Gods and Generals") and written, directed and produced by multiple-award winner Robert Child ("Gettysburg: Three Days of Destiny" and "Gettysburg: The Boys in Blue and Gray"), "Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom" vividly brings to life the story of America's fight for freedom during the bloodiest day in American History. Nearly twice as many Americans died at the Battle of Antietam The Battle of Antietam (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South), fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on than had fallen in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War and the Spanish-American War Spanish-American War, 1898, brief conflict between Spain and the United States arising out of Spanish policies in Cuba. It was, to a large degree, brought about by the efforts of U.S. expansionists. combined. In striking comparison, American losses on D-Day were a quarter of those at Antietam. "Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom" is presented by Penn State Public Broadcasting (PSPB PSPB Penn State Public Broadcasting (Pennsylvania) ) and distributed by American Public Television American Public Television (APT) is the largest of the television syndication distributors of programming for public television stations in the United States. It began in 1961 as the Eastern Educational Television Network (APT). Local stations that offer digital broadcast services will broadcast the film in high-definition format on the following May dates (check local listings): May 28, 2006 7:00 pm (EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT ) May 29, 2006 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm (EDT) About Inecom Entertainment Company Inecom Entertainment Company finances and distributes independent films by partnering with innovative producers and enlisting celebrated talent such as Ronald F. Maxwell, Richard Dreyfuss, Keith Carradine and Gene Wilder. Since 2001, Inecom has released eight feature documentaries and multiple instructional films for USA and international distribution including "EXPO - Magic of the White City" narrated by Gene Wilder, "Gettysburg and Stories of Valor valor a rodenticide no longer marketed because of toxicity in horses causing dehydration, abdominal pain, hindlimb weakness, inappetence, fishy smell in urine. Called also N-3-pyridyl methyl N1-p-nitrophenyl urea. " narrated by Keith Carradine, "Johnstown Flood" narrated by Richard Dreyfuss and "Horses of Gettysburg" narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell. Inecom's upcoming productions include "Winters of War, The Clara Barton Story" and "World War I Minutes." NOTE TO MEDIA: For more information on "Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom" or to receive a free press screening copy, press kit or product photographs for any of Inecom Entertainment Company's films, contact Julie Halapchuk at jhalapch@inecom.com or 1.888.258.5164 or visit www.AntietamConflict.com and www.Inecom.com. |
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