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Genre | Documentary |
Written by | Dayton Duncan |
Directed by | Ken Burns |
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Narrated by | Peter Coyote |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 |
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Producers | Ken Burns David Schmidt |
Running time | 230 minutes |
Production companies | Florentine Films WETA-TV |
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Release | April 4 April 5, 2022 | –
Benjamin Franklin is a 2022 two-part American documentary film directed and produced by Ken Burns that first aired on PBS on April 4 and 5, 2022.[1] The film chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin, a polymath and Founding Father of the United States. The film is narrated by Peter Coyote and Mandy Patinkin stars as the voice of Franklin. Other voice actors starring in the film include Josh Lucas, Liam Neeson, and Paul Giamatti; Giamatti reprises his role as John Adams from the eponymous HBO miniseries.[2]
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