Benjamin Franklin
(DVD) 

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Burns, Ken, 1953- film director,
Duncan, Dayton, screenwriter.
Schmidt, David, 1956- film producer.
Mellish, Craig, editor,
Squires, Buddy, director of photography.
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Upper Skagit Library - Adult DVD
973.309 BEN
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Franklin, Benjamin, -- 1706-1790.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
Nonfiction films.
Scientists -- United States -- Biography.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Other Subjects
Documentaires.
documentary film.
Films autres que de fiction.
Films biographiques.
video recordings (physical artifacts)
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Vidéos.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 4 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
841887046169

Notes

General Note
Title and credits from screen.
General Note
Originally aired as a 2 part mini-series on PBS April 4-5, 2022.
General Note
"A production of ... WETA Washington, D.C."--Container.
General Note
"Let all men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly"--Container.
General Note
Wide screen (16x9)
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Buddy Squires ; editor, Craig Mellish ; original music written by Will Duncan, written, arranged, and produced by David Cieri.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Peter Coyote ; with Walter Isaacson, H.W. Brands, Joseph Ellis, Christopher Brown, Stacy Schiff, Joyce Caplin, Ellen Cohn, Erica Dunbar, Sheila Skemp.
Participants/Performers
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
Description
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.
Target Audience
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.
Target Audience
Grade level: High school (9-12).
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; audio format: 5.1 surround (English), 2.0 stereo (English, Spanish); wide screen (16:9)
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
English and dubbed Spanish soundtracks.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Burns, K., Duncan, D., Schmidt, D., Mellish, C., Squires, B., Coyote, P., Patinkin, M., Lucas, J., McCormick, C., Neeson, L., Quay, D., Arkin, A., Beck, T. (., Giamatti, P., Morton, J., Duncan, W., & Cieri, D. (2022). Benjamin Franklin . PBS.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ken Burns et al.. 2022. Benjamin Franklin. [Arlington, Virginia]: PBS.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ken Burns et al.. Benjamin Franklin [Arlington, Virginia]: PBS, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Burns, Ken, et al. Benjamin Franklin PBS, 2022.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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