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Benjamin Franklin
Title
Benjamin Franklin / a film by Ken Burns ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington D.C. ; directed by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by Ken Burns and David Schmidt.
ISBN
9781531714413
1531714412
Publication
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2022]
Distribution
[Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2022]
Copyright Notice Date
©2022
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
4 3/4 in.
Notes
Documentary.
Wide screen (16x9).
Program content: ©2022.
"Let all men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly."
Editor, Craig Mellish ; cinematography, Buddy Squires.
In English or Spanish, with optional English or Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Access and use
For private home use only.
Summary
Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century's most complex and consequential figures, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.
Variant and related titles
Ben Franklin
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; Spanish
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2022
Credits
Editor, Craig Mellish ; cinematography, Buddy Squires.
Performers
Narrator, Peter Coyote ; voiceover actor, Mandy Patinkin.
System details note
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; 5,1 surround (English), 2.0 stereo (English, Spanish).
Audience
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-14 (parents strongly cautioned; this program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age).
Grade level: High school (9-12).
Contents
Join or die (1706-1774)
An American (1775-1790).
Videorecording number
BFKB600 PBS
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentaries and Factual Films.
Biographical films.
Children's films.
Documentary films.
Juvenile works.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentaires.
Films biographiques.
Films autres que de fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Also listed under
Florentine Films, production company.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
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