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Free Country is an American sitcom that aired on ABC in the summer of 1978. The show starred 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 reminiscing about events in the early-1900s. The bulk of the show would then consist of actually showing those events. The series lasted five episodes.
Original Release
06/24/1978 on ABC
US Release
06/24/1978
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rob Reiner | Joseph Bresner |
| Judith Kahan | Anna Bresner |
| Renée Lippin | Ida Gewertzman |
| Fred McCarren | Sidney Gewertzman |
| Larry Gelman | Leo Gold |
| Joe Pantoliano | Louis Peschi |
| Beans Morocco | (as Dan Barrows) |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna's Arrival | Saturday, 24 June 1978 |
| 2 | Anna's Adjustment | Saturday, 01 July 1978 |
| 3 | Citizenship | Saturday, 08 July 1978 |
| 4 | When Already? | Saturday, 15 July 1978 |
| 5 | Special Delivery | Saturday, 22 July 1978 |
Directors
Writers
Rob Reiner, Phil Mishkin, Sy Rosen, Earl Pomerantz, Arnold Kane
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rob Reiner | Joseph Bresner |
| Judith Kahan | Anna Bresner |
| Renée Lippin | Ida Gewertzman |
| Fred McCarren | Sidney Gewertzman |
| Larry Gelman | Leo Gold |
| Joe Pantoliano | Louis Peschi |
| Beans Morocco | (as Dan Barrows) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rob Reiner | Executive Producer |
| Phil Mishkin | Executive Producer |
| Gareth Davies | Producer |
