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Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy

"Disguised as a man in uniform, Pauline Cushman-Fryer left the theater stage to become a Union spy, playing the role of a lifetime in the deadly theater of war—only to be jailed and threatened with hanging."

2017-03-01 en 5m
WarDocumentary
Performed by Constance Smith, Pauline Cushman-Fryer tells us how she became a Union Spy, was almost hanged, was granted the rank of Major by Abraham Lincoln, and died lonely in San Francisco from an overdose of opium.

Cinematography

Pablo Rivera

Director

Allyce Ondricka

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dan Olmsted

Co-Producer

Trevor Getz

Editor

Sreang Hok

Co-Producer

Carolina Gratianne

civil war spy opium veteran abraham lincoln union army brevet major

Status

Released

Budget

$25,000

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • El Dorado Films
  • Veteran Documentary Corps