Product Details

• Actors: Martin Sheen
• Directors: Carl Byker, Mitch Wilson
• Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS
• DVD Release Date: January 15, 2008
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00115Q6N8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,099 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Pbs Release Date: 04/16/2009

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jackson Presidency: Good or Evil?, March 16, 2009

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KS - See all my reviews

This review is from: Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil and the Presidency (DVD)

As a teacher, this documentary was helpful in teaching the students the positives and negatives of Andrew Jackson. It was a great review of what we had covered in class and provided information that the students used in writing a persuasive essay.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Andrew Jackson I never Learned About In School, March 4, 2008

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This review is from: Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil and the Presidency (DVD)

I'll have to admit I bought this video because my son is in it! (He's one of the musicians very briefly shown in the inauguration scene.) That was my motivation for keeping the production around for posterity. However, I have to say that when I watched the program when it was aired on public television in 1/08, I was thoroughly engaged, entertained, and educated. There were many things I learned about Andrew Jackson and the early politics of the American presidency that I don't recall learning about in my school days. Among these was the fact that he was the first to actually be elected by popular vote, and in that, kept the presidency from being a "good old boys" legacy to be passed on to Washington insiders and power brokers. Trivia buffs and presidential historians will find this a valuable addition to their collections. For myself, it will be a memento of my son's 20 seconds of fame.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, and the Presidency., May 15, 2011

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This review is from: Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil and the Presidency (DVD)

I teach 8th grade and generally documentaries are a struggle in terms of keeping students attention. But this one combines acting and narration very successfully. The kids both enjoyed it and, more importantly, learned a lot from it.

Positives: Good mix of acting and narration. Production is also very good.

Negatives: Only negative is really only a problem for teachers...like most documentaries, its made for adults so the language/vocabulary is not easy for younger kids (for my 8th graders we had to discuss lots of vocabulary prior to watching).