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Benjamin Franklin  Cover Image DVD DVD

Benjamin Franklin

Duncan, Dayton, (screenwriter.). Burns, Ken, 1953- (film director,, film producer.). Schmidt, David, 1956- (film producer.). Coyote, Peter, (narrator.). Patinkin, Mandy, (voice actor.). 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.

Record 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]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Documentary.
Wide screen (16x9).
Program content: ©2022.
"Let all men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly."
Formatted Contents Note: Join or die (1706-1774) -- An American (1775-1790).
Creation/Production Credits Note: Editor, Craig Mellish ; cinematography, Buddy Squires.
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; 5,1 surround (English), 2.0 stereo (English, Spanish).
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English or Spanish, with optional English or Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Subject: Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790
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
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.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library DVD 973.3092 BEN (Text) 000164927 Video Available -


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