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Benjamin Franklin

Duncan, Dayton, (screenwriter.). Burns, Ken, 1953- (film director,, film producer.). Schmidt, David, 1956- (film producer.). Coyote, Peter, (narrator.). Patinkin, Mandy, (narrator.). Florentine Films, (production company.). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

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.

DVD  - 2022
973.3092 Benja TV
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Subject
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
Scientists > United States > Biography.
Inventors > United States > Biography.
Hommes d'État > États-Unis > Biographies.
Scientifiques > États-Unis > Biographies.
Inventeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Genre
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.
Biographies.
  • ISBN: 9781531714413
  • Physical Description videodisc
    2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : 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:
Documentary.
Title from container.
Wide screen (16x9).
Program content: ©2022.
"Let all men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly."
GMD: videodisc.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrator, Peter Coyote ; voiceover actor, Mandy Patinkin.
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).
Grade level: High school (9-12).
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).