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tom Berenger headlines the Turner Network Television (TNT) Original miniseries ROUGH RIDERS, the story of Teddy Roosevelt and the regiment of cavalry soldiers he led in a legendary charge on San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War. John Milius wrote and directed the four-hour epic, also starring Sam Elliott (Gettysburg), Gary Busey (The Buddy Holly Story), Brad Johnson (Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times), Geoffrey Lewis (Maverick), Chris Noth (Law & Order) and Francesco Quinn (Platoon).

Executive producers of ROUGH RIDERS are: Bill Macdonald; Robert Katz and Moctesuma Esparza; and Larry Levinson. Tom Berenger and Allan Apone are the film's producers. The project began as a collaboration between Hugh Wilson, who originally scripted the epic; Berenger's production company, First Corp Endeavors; and Esparza/Katz Productions.

Milius made his directing debut in 1973 with Dillinger. His subsequent films include Big Wednesday, Conan the Barbarian, The Wind and the Lion, Red Dawn and Flight of the Intruder. His writing credits include the Academy Award®-nominated Apocolypse Now screenplay with Francis Ford Coppola; A Clear and Present Danger; Jeremiah Johnson; and Farewell to the King.

Berenger's breakthrough performance in Lawrence Kasdan's The Big Chill led to starring roles in such films as Oliver Stone's Platoon, Someone to Watch Over Me, Shoot to Kill, Sliver, At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Major League and its sequel, Major League II. He played Lieutenant General James Longstreet in Turner Pictures' Gettysburg.

Levinson produced Dead Man's Walk and Streets of Laredo. Credits for Esparza and Katz include The Milagro Beanfield War, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, TNT's The Cisco Kid, Avenging Angels, Gettysburg and the feature Selena. Macdonald's credits include Sliver, Jade and The Saint.

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