DVD

Benjamin Franklin / a Florentine Films production ; directed by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by David Schmidt, Ken Burns.

Burns, Ken, 1953- (film director,, film producer.). Duncan, Dayton, (screenwriter.). Schmidt, David, 1956- (film producer.). Mellish, Craig, (editor,, voice actor.). Squires, Buddy, (director of photography.). Coyote, Peter, (narrator.). Patinkin, Mandy, (voice actor.). Lucas, Josh, (voice actor.). McCormick, Carolyn, (voice actor.). Neeson, Liam, (voice actor.). Quay, David, (voice actor.). Arkin, Adam, (voice actor.). Beck, Tony (Actor), (voice actor.). Giamatti, Paul, (voice actor.). Morton, Joe, 1947- (voice actor.). Duncan, Will, (composer (expression)). Cieri, David, (composer (expression)). Florentine Films, (production company.). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.). 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 (Cast).

Summary:

Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary explores Benjamin Franklin's revolutionary life as 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: 9781531714413
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 4 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2022]
Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title and credits from screen. Originally aired as a 2 part mini-series on PBS April 4-5, 2022. "A production of ... WETA Washington, D.C."--Container. "Let all men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly"--Container. Wide screen (16x9)
Formatted Contents Note:	disc 1. Join or die (1706-1774) -- disc 2. An American (1775-1790).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Buddy Squires ; editor, Craig Mellish ; original music written by Will Duncan, written, arranged, and produced by David Cieri.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrated by Peter Coyote ; with Walter Isaacson, H.W. Brands, Joseph Ellis, Christopher Brown, Stacy Schiff, Joyce Caplin, Ellen Cohn, Erica Dunbar, Sheila Skemp. 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). Not Rated by the MPA. Grade level: High school (9-12).
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; audio format: 5.1 surround (English), 2.0 stereo (English, Spanish); wide screen (16:9)
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	English and dubbed Spanish soundtracks.