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To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine

10.020161h 13mMovieHistory

This is the story of one of the most extraordinary men in history, who ignited the American Revolution, defined the French and championed the use of Reason, all with his pen.

DirectorHaskell Wexler
WriterIan Ruskin

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Cast · Directed by Haskell Wexler

IRIan Ruskin
Ian Ruskin
Thomas Paine
EGElliott Gould
Elliott Gould
Narrator (voice)

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