PBS Premieres 'The War of 1812' Monday
Gov. Martin O’Malley was part of the crowd along with local filmmakers, politicians and hundreds more at the movie's sneak preview at the Landmark Theatres Harbor East Cinema last month.
The PBS documentary, The War of 1812, by Emmy-winning director Lawrence Hott, premieres Monday night at 9 p.m. on PBS. The film comes just before the 200th anniversary commemorations of the war begin next year. The film received a sneak preview last month at the Landmark Theatres' Harbor East Cinema, filling three screens at the downtown theater. More than a dozen War of 1812 reenactors in period costumes portrayed American militiamen or wore the bright red coats of the British Royal Marines. Gov. Martin O’Malley addressed the enthusiastic crowd before the screening —an abbreviated one-hour version of two-hour The War of 1812 that will air nationwide tonight on PBS. A production of WNED-TV, Buffalo/Toronto, and narrated by actor Joe …
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