Written and Directed by Robert Matzen

Produced by Mary Matzen

Director of Photography Richard K. Schutte

Story by Robert Matzen and John W. Metzger, Jr.

Edited by David M. Belko & Robert Matzen

Narrated by Michael Rothhaar

Cast

Bryan C. Cunning
as
George Washington

Bryan Cunning has appeared in the Paladin productions, When the Forest Ran Red and George Washington's First War. He has also appeared as Washington in for History's Detectives on PBS, and many historical reenactments and educational programs. He has posed for artists John Buxton and Andrew Knez Jr., and is the subject of a sculpture placed in Pittsburgh in October 2006.

Theresa Hune
as
Martha Custis Washington

Theresa Hune is a theater teacher and actress. She has appeared in numerous stage productions as well as regional television and a national appearance in the CBS drama, The Guardian. Theresa's daughter Sophia portrays two-year-old Patsy Custis in the sequence depicting the Washington-Custis wedding. This is Theresa's first appearance in a Paladin production.

Christine Fallon
as
Sally Cary Fairfax

Christine Fallon first appeared on camera at age 3. At age 6, she was cast in her first stage production, as young Briar Rose in Sleeping Beauty. Her credits include Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Marianne in Tartuffe. She has also appeared in music and industrial videos. This is her first appearance in a Paladin production.

Valerie Sloan
as
Patsy Custis

In her film debut, Valerie Sloan portrays Patsy Custis, stepdaughter of George Washington in Pursuit of Honor, on location at Mount Vernon and the Caryle House in Alexandria, Virginia. The role called for Valerie to re-create epileptic seizures that would threaten Patsy's life. An avid punk rocker, Valerie's green-streaked hair was carefully retouched to an 18th-century brown for the production.

The Supporting Cast

George William Fairfax..........................................................Christian Fearer
Lord Thomas Fairfax.................................................................David Kuder
Col. William Crawford.........................................................Richard J. Baker
Christopher Gist.......................................................................Mickey Davis
Thomas Jefferson.....................................................................Robb Warren
Molly........................................................................................Crystal Baird
Benjamin Franklin.............................................................Richard T. Fox, Jr.
Patrick Henry..............................................................................David Biser
John Adams.....................................................................Timothy McCarthy
Continental Congressman...............................................................Rob Fusia
Virginia Burgess........................................................Edmond N. Gaudelli, Jr.
Continental Congressman................................................Larry Gene Gorecki
Continental Congressman..........................................................Ed McCarthy
Alexander Hamilton.............................................................Joshua Doncevic
Gen. Charles Lee................................................................Robert L. Morris
Capt. Legardeur St Pierre....................................................Lance R. Wilson
Chief Pontiac............................................................................Jerry Ramsey
Pontiac's Lieutenant...............................................................Wayne Jackson
Red Hawk................................................................................Joe Merenda
Young Red Hawk......................................................................James Blake
Guyasuta..................................................................................Roger Moore
Pleading Redcoat.......................................................................Rob Jenness
Fearsome Savage.........................................................................Ron Pinson
Haughty Redcoat Officer...........................................................Wade Stoner
Mounted Redcoat Officer...............................................................Eric Tapp
Virginia Lighthorse....................................................................Heather Tapp
Virginia Lighthorse...................................................................Tyler Martsolf
Wounded 44th Officer............................................................Robert Defazio
Handless Redcoat....................................................................Frank Defazio
Brave Corporal for Braddock.......................................................Jeff Brown
Collapsing Redcoat......................................................................Ben Brown
Cynical Redcoat...........................................................................Jason Lash
Gutshot Redcoat...........................................................................John Wray
Face-down Redcoat......................................................................Will Wray
Jacky Custis (age 12)...............................................................Daniel Thakur
Jacky Custis (age 4)................................................................Kinton Thakur
Patsy Custis (age 2)..........................................................Sophia Rose Hune
Field Foreman.............................................................................Scott Baker
Field Hand.............................................................................Emmanuel Ojie
Field Hand.....................................................................James Louis-Charles
The Reverend............................................................................Noel Moebs
Martha Dangerfield Bland...................................................Barbara Bockrath
Nurse.....................................................................................Shirley Mayton
Wedding Fiddler....................................................................Chuck Krepley
Wounded 1st Virginia Soldier..............................................Brandon Cunning
Provincial Commander................................................................Mike Slease
Continental Congressman.....................................Theodore Thompson Flynn
Continental Congressman.......................................................Roger Lynnette
Trevor the Headshot Redcoat............................................................Himself
St. Pierre (voice)................................................................Jean-Pierre Collet
George Mercer (voice)..........................................................Christian Fearer
Martha Dangerfield-Bland (voice).............................................Mary Matzen
Patrick Henry (voice).................................................................Alex Jenness
Red Hawk (voice)....................................................................Roger Moore
William Pitt (voice)..............................................................Graham Shearing
Thomas, Lord Fairfax (voice)..............................................Graham Shearing
John Hancock (voice)................................................................Alex Jenness

And the Voice of George Washington.................................Michael Rothhaar

On-camera Reenactors

Amherst’s 15th Reg’t of Foot
Ben Brown
Jeff Brown
Lyle Haves
Jonathon Herb
Justin Johnson
George N. Wells

Augusta Reg’t
Rick McNelis
Michael G. Slease

Compagnie LeBoeuf
Ryan Covington
Alex Efremenko Jr.
Michael G. Hagan
Thomas Pregmon
Rob Shilling

And…
Charles M. Anderson III
Brian Beamesdorfer
Caleb Boone
James Boone
Richard Bower
Jaymes Brown
David P. Budinger
Erin Burgess
Luba M. Burgess
Paul Carson
Thomas Carson
Judy Davis
Cynthia Desch
Brad Donor
Tim Dowling
Joshlynn Fouser
Joshua Fouser
Shelly Fouser
William “Wild Willie” Frankfort
Ronald J. Gaudelli
Thomas Grooms
David Haberman
Elizabeth Jindra Haines
Sean Hamilton
A. Kirk Hawkins
Mark T. Kerr
Mike Kijowski
Leonard B. Loyd Jr.
John R. McCandless
Jill Stuart Moncilovich
Pat Morrison
Patty Napoleon
Jack O’Brien
Ann R. Puchany
Gregory A. Rearick
Mark T. Ritchie
Larry Stavish
Peter Stefansky
Sharon R. Tinkey
Edward S. Vogler

Co-Produced by Bryan C. Cunning & Christian Fearer
Makeup and Special Blood Effects Eric Henciak
Makeup/Special Effects Assistant Jim Schmeichel
Production Designer (Nemacolin Castle) Paul Bucciarelli
Post-Production Consultant Tom Wilson
Graphic Support Valerie Sloan
DVD Cover Design Sharon Berk
Movie Poster Design Lisa Weyandt
Web Design Zach Hraber

Camera Operators
Richard K. Schutte
Bob Buncher
Eric Henciak
David Manganelli
Robert Matzen
Jim Schmeichel
Valerie Sloan
Jeff Vandermolen

Grips
Jeff Vandermolen
Richard Schutte
Kevin Fleming

Wardrobe Kathleen Mitchell, Bryan C. Cunning, Mary Matzen
Wardrobe Assistants Mili Jasarevic and Karen Henciak
Location Catering Valerie Lash
Horses provided by Hickory Valley Stables

Lead Historical Consultants
Fred Anderson, Ph.D.
Peter R. Henriques, Ph.D.
Christian Fearer

On-Camera Historians
Fred Anderson, Ph.D.
University of Colorado at Boulder

Patricia Brady, Ph.D.
Author and Lecturer

Stephen Brumwell, Ph.D.
Author and Lecturer
Amsterdam, Netherlands

James Cameron
Living Historian
Founder, Revolutionary Tours
Williamsburg, Virginia

Bruce Egli
Colonial Historian & Lecturer
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Peter R. Henriques, Ph.D.
George Mason University