Once Upon a Time... The Americas

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Once Upon a Time... The Americas
Format	Animated television series
Created by	Albert Barillé
Developed by	Procidis
Voices of	Roger Carel Olivier Destrez Marie-Laure Beneston Patrick Préjean Sady Rebbot
Country of origin	France
No. of episodes	26
Production
Running time	26 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	FR3 Canal+
Original airing	1991
Chronology
Preceded by	Once Upon a Time... Life (1987)
Followed by	Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers (1994)
External links
IMDb profile

Il était une fois... les Amériques (English: Once Upon a Time... The Americas) was a French animated TV series from 1991 directed by Albert Barillé.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Episodes 3 Broadcast Information 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

The series, which was aimed for children, tells the story of the American continent through all its settlements (Eskimos, Aztecs, Incas, etc.) and their historical events (conquest of the West, American Revolutionary War, etc.).

[edit] Episodes

1. The First Americans
2. The Hunters
3. The Conquerors of the Great North
4. The Promised Land
5. The Tumulus Builders
6. The Aztecs before the Conquest
7. Christopher Columbus' Dream
8. America!
9. Cortes and the Aztecs
10. Que viva Mexico!
11. Pizarro and the Inca Empire
12. Jacques Cartier
13. The Age of the Conquistadores
14. Champlain
15. England and the 13 Colonies
16. The Indians in the 17th Century
17. The End of the French Dream
18. The Indians in the 18th Century
19. The 13 colonies Towards Independence
20. The War of Independence
21. Ebony Wood (slavery)
22. The Pioneers
23. Simon Bolivar
24. The Gold Rush
25. The End of the Indian People
26. Towards the 20th Century

[edit] Broadcast Information

Country	Television broadcasts
France	FR3, Canal+
Spain	Televisión Española (TVE)
Germany	WDR, SWF
Italy	Italia 1
Canada	CBC Television, Télévision de Radio-Canada
Switzerland	TSR (French), RTSI (Italian)
Greece	ERT
Poland	Telewizja Polska (TVP)
Portugal	RTP
Sweden	Sveriges Television (SVT)
Finland	Yleisradio (YLE)
Belgium	RTBF, BRT
Republic of Ireland	RTÉ
United Kingdom	Channel 4
Iceland	Sjónvarpið (RÚV)

[edit] See also

v • d • e Once Upon a Time... TV series Man · Space · Life · The Americas · The Discoverers · The Explorers Cast/crew Albert Barillé · Michel Legrand Procidis

[edit] External links

• Web site for Procidis, the series' producer
• Once Upon a Time... The Americas at the Internet Movie Database