Benjamin Franklin

2022

Action / Biography / Documentary / History

15
IMDb Rating 8.3/10 10 1529 1.5K

Plot summary

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.

Director

Ken Burns Photo
Ken Burns

Top cast

Liam Neeson Photo
Liam Neeson as unknown episodes
Paul Giamatti Photo
Paul Giamatti as unknown episodes
Mandy Patinkin Photo
Mandy Patinkin as Bemjamin Franklin 2 episodes, 2022
Adam Arkin Photo
Adam Arkin as Elkanah Watson 1 episode, 2022
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.02 GB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 2
2.09 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by angelofvic 8 / 10

Another enjoyable Ken Burns entry

Like the rest of Ken Burns' series, especially those that are biographical in any way, this two-part biography of Ben Franklin is well done, well-organized, and very informative.And as always with Ken Burns, the series gives you warm fuzzies while at the same time teaching you so much you never knew. It's this human + informational + stylistic genius that makes Ken Burns the master of his form.There are very very few Ken Burns programs that have left me uninterested or cold, and this is definitely not one of those! I enjoyed this entirely.
Reviewed by TFolsom7 9 / 10

Wide ranging, thought provoking and entertaining !

Burn's "Ben Franklin is an excellent piece of work, bringing in most of the commonly known things about Benjamin. Then it digs into the why of the events in this incredible life. Yes, there is always room for improvement, something that those who believe our current age or any of our current selves have reached the pinnacle of what we could be.I would be amiss not congratulate the many contributors, historians, writers who appeared in the documentary and added their perspectives, yet remain uncredited by imbd. Especially Stacy Schiff, whose observations added a humor to it all.I'm not exactly sure how imdb rates diverseness or diversity. There was a considerable honesty about "the original sin" of these United States and Franklin's own perplexing hypocrisy in dealing with it, even while he improved in his appreciation of the enslaved's capabilities. He praised the intelligence and capabilities of the black race, while satirizing the ridiculousness of white slavers, yet he still did not free his own slaves. I suppose even the best and brightest of us are imperfect when changing a vice passed down from time inmemorable.
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