Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
2003 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 7.7
Horatio's Drive recounts the inspirational and hilarious saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric Vermont doctor, who in 1903, on a visionary whim and a 50-dollar bet, became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent. From master storyteller Ken Burns, this film is now fully restored in high definition!
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Streaming on PBS Documentaries.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-10-06
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 106 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (9 votes)
Themes
- road trip
- automobile
- cross country
Cast & crew
Tom Hanks
as Horatio Nelson Jackson (voice)
Keith David
as Narrator (voice)
Adam Arkin
as Other Voices (voice)
Philip Bosco
as Other Voices (voice)
John Cullum
as Other Voices (voice)
Amy Madigan
as Other Voices (voice)
Eli Wallach
as Other Voices (voice)
Directed by Ken Burns