Benjamin Franklin

Name: Benjamin Franklin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-04-04
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Peter Coyote, Mandy Patinkin, Josh Lucas, Liam Neeson, Paul Giamatti

7.7 Apr 2022 1 Season 2 Episodes 116m/ep TV-PG

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Documentary

Overview

Explore the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.

Florentine Films

Cast

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

Mandy Patinkin

Benjamin Franklin (voice)

Josh Lucas

William Franklin (voice)

Liam Neeson

Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice)

Paul Giamatti

Voice of John Adams

Carolyn McCormick

Voice of Deborah Franklin

Joe Morton

Voice of William Bradford

Adam Arkin

Voice of Elkanah Watson

Dave Quay

Voice of Daniel Defoe

Tony Beck

Voice of Marquis de Lafayette

Key Crew

Ken Burns

Director

Dayton Duncan

Writer

Anaïs Garnier

Assistant Production Manager

Will Duncan

Associate Producer

Emily Mosher

Associate Producer

Craig Mellish

Co-Producer

Katy Haas

Co-Producer

Ken Burns

Producer

David P. Schmidt

Producer

Join or Die (1706-1774)

After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments, then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart.

Apr 4, 2022 116m ★ 7.5

An American (1775-1790)

In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution. Back home, he works on the Constitution of the new United States.

Apr 5, 2022 115m ★ 7.5

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