Benjamin Franklin
2022, Series, 225 min, Biography, Documentary, History, English, United States, MoviePedia score 71
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.
Directed by Ken Burns
Cast
- Peter Coyote as Narrator
- Mandy Patinkin as Benjamin Franklin
- Josh Lucas as William Franklin
- Liam Neeson as Ambassador Lord Stormont
- Walter Isaacson as Self, author of 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life'
- H.W. Brands as Self, author of 'The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin'
- Joseph Ellis as Self, historian
- Christopher L. Brown as Self, historian
- Stacy Schiff as Self, author
- Joyce Chaplin as Self, historian
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