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Benjamin Franklin

Name: Benjamin Franklin
Director: Ellen Hovde
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2002-11-19
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Colm Feore, Richard Easton, Dylan Baker, David Adkins, Gerry Bamman

2002Documentary★ 6.7/10

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Story

Full overview

An epic yarn spanning most of the 18th century, the series follows Franklin's career from humble beginnings in Boston to international superstardom: first as a scientist and revolutionary, and then as a founding father and America's first diplomat to France.

People

Cast

Colm Feorenarrator

Richard EastonBenjamin Franklin

Dylan BakerBenjamin Franklin

David AdkinsJohn Jay

Gerry BammanPaul Wentworth

Blair BrownJane Mecom

Anthony CochraneGeorge

Peter DonaldsonJohn Adams

Ronald GuttmanLe Comte de Vergennes

Anthony HealdJonathan Austin

Jefferson MaysElkanah Watson

Brian MurrayViscount Stormont

Martin RaynerRobert Whittington

Production

Key crew

Ronald BlumerWriter

Ellen HovdeDirector

Muffie MeyerDirector

Ellen HovdeProducer

Muffie MeyerProducer

Robertas UrbonasProducer

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