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A Rebel Born
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A Rebel Born

2019-12-03 · 80 min · ★ 4.7

Action · War · History

The story of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a brilliant and very controversial Confederate general in the War Between the States. Even now, more than 150 years after the end of the war, Forrest has remained surrounded in controversy.

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Directors
Christopher Forbes
Production companies
ITN Productions
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Jerry ChesserJerry ChesserConfederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest
Nikolas WarenzakNathan Bedford Forrest at Age 18
Jezibell AnatJezibell AnatMama Thorn
Russell DobsonJames Madlock
Melvin StewartApollo
Tonya Browder GuyMary Ann Forrest
Avery LewisMary Ann Montgomery
Kelly ForbesAbigail
William WylieConfederate General Samuel Cooper
Stan FinkSenator Haynes
Mark PittmanWilliams
William AdamsJohnny
Joseph ZuchowskiFederal Colonel Abel Streight
Caleb StewardBen
Jermaine MikellOdysseus
Eric E. PoeEric E. PoeWilliam Madlock
Beth RiversElizabeth Montgomery
Wade FullmerJonathan Forrest
Tony WarenzakReverend Samuel M. Cowan
Russell DobsonJames Madlock/Confederate Cavalryman 1

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