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Benjamin Franklin [videorecording] / 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.

Ben Franklin (other title)
Arkin, Adam, (voice actor.). Beck, Tony (Actor), (voice actor.). Burns, Ken, 1953- (film director,, film producer.). Coyote, Peter, (narrator.). Duncan, Dayton, (screenwriter.). Giamatti, Paul, (voice actor.). Lucas, Josh, (voice actor.). McCormick, Carolyn, (voice actor.). Mellish, Craig, (editor of moving image work,, voice actor.). Morton, Joe, 1947- (voice actor.). Neeson, Liam, (voice actor.). Patinkin, Mandy, (voice actor.). Quay, David, (voice actor.). Schmidt, David (David P.), (film producer.). Squires, Buddy, (cinematographer.). Florentine Films, (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), (production company.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1531714412
  • ISBN: 9781531714413
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 240 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2022]
  • Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Let all men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly."--Container.
Documentary.
Originally aired on PBS April 4-5, 2022.
Title from disc surface.
Wide screen.
Formatted Contents Note:
Join or die (1706-1774) -- An American (1775-1790).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editor, Craig Mellish ; cinematography, Buddy Squires.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Peter Coyote ; voice of Benjamin Franklin, Mandy Patinkin ; voices, Josh Lucas, Carolyn McCormick, Craig Mellish, Liam Neeson, David Quay, Adam Arkin, Tony Beck, Paul Giamatti, Joe Morton.
Target Audience Note:
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).
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1; wide screen presentation; 5,1 surround (English), 2.0 stereo (English, Spanish).
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English or Spanish, with optional English or Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).

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Subject:
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Inventors > United States > Biography.
Scientists > United States > Biography.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Alexander Main Library DVD 22-024 Benjamin (Documentaries) (Text) 34269001328229 Adult Video Available -
Barco Library DVD 973.3092 BEN (Text) 39488200997817 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
Braswell Memorial Main Library DVD B FRANKLIN (Text) 37807000034900 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
Clemmons Branch DVD B FRANKLIN, B. RATING UNK (Text) 2112502217810 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
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George H. & Laura E. Brown Library DVD Biography Ben (Text) 30308101296003 Adult Video Available -
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Henderson Main Branch 973.3092 B / Documentary (Text) 33258009562740 Adult Video Checked out 08/17/2026
High Point Library DVD 2-DISCS DOCU. 973.3092 BEN (Text) 30519020061589 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
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