Poster for the movie The Men Who Built America

The Men Who Built America

2012 — 2012 • 120 minutes
Documentary

Influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen. The Men Who Built America is the story of a nation at the crossroads and of the people who catapulted it to prosperity.

Picture of Tim Getman

Tim Getman

John D. Rockefeller

Picture of Michael Chmiel

Michael Chmiel

William Vanderbilt

Picture of David Donahoe

David Donahoe

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Picture of Ray Reynolds

Ray Reynolds

J.P. Morgan (The Elder)

Picture of Eric Rolland

Eric Rolland

J.P Morgan (The Younger)

Picture of Adam Jonas Segaller

Adam Jonas Segaller

Andrew Carnegie (The Elder)

Picture of AJ Achinger

AJ Achinger

Andrew Carnegie (The Younger)

Picture of Alex Falberg

Alex Falberg

Nikola Tesla

Picture of Cary Donaldson

Cary Donaldson

Henry Ford

Picture of Einar Gunn

Einar Gunn

George Westinghouse

Picture of James Kidd

James Kidd

William Jennings Bryan

Picture of Kenneth Cavett

Kenneth Cavett

Jim Fisk

Picture of Cameron McNary

Cameron McNary

Jay Gould

Picture of Joseph Wiegand

Joseph Wiegand

Theodore Roosevelt

Picture of Justin Morck

Justin Morck

Thomas Edison

Picture of John C. Bailey

John C. Bailey

Henry Clay Frick

Picture of Daniel Odell

Daniel Odell

President William McKinley

Picture of Daniel Martin Berkey

Daniel Martin Berkey

Junius Morgan

Picture of John Keabler

John Keabler

Charles M Schwab

Picture of Don Meehan Jr

Don Meehan Jr

Thomas Scott

Picture of Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Self - Narrator (voice)

Picture of H.W. Brands

H.W. Brands

Self - Historian

Picture of Donny Deutsch

Donny Deutsch

Self - Advertising Mogul

Picture of Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban

Self - Owner Dallas Mavericks