Free Country: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Free Country (1978): Drama, Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Free Country was a sitcom starring Rob Reiner as Joseph Bresner, the head of a Lithuanian family that emigrated to New York City in the early-1900s. Each episode featured the 89-year-old Bresner in present day (i.e. in the 1970s) reminiscing about events in the early-1900s. The bulk of the show would then consist of actually showing those events.
Series details
- Title: Free Country
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Premiere date: 1978-06-24
- Final broadcast date listed: 1978-07-22
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 42402
- IMDb ID: tt0077012
- TVDB ID: 73870
Cast and credited roles
- Rob Reiner — Joseph Bresner
- Judith Kahan — Anna Bresner
- Renee Lippin — Ida Gewertzman
- Fred McCarren — Sidney Gewertzman
- Larry Gelman — Leo Gold
- Joe Pantoliano — Louis Peschi
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1978-06-24; final listed air date 1978-07-22; episode order: 5.
Source and licence
Adapted from Free Country on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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