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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.).

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.

Item details

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

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Documentary.
Title from container.
Wide screen (16x9).
Program content: ©2022.
"Let all men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly."
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.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
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
Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790
Inventors
Scientists
United States
Genre: 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.

Currently available copies

  • 26 out of 26 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
  • 2 out of 2 copies are currently available at Athens Regional Library System.

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      Athens-Clarke County Library
DVD B FRANKLIN DISC1 ( Send Text)
Disc 1 31001005109047 AV Available
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      Athens-Clarke County Library
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Disc 2 31001005109054 AV Available


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