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Benjamin Franklin

Burns, Ken, 1953- (film director,, film producer.). Duncan, Dayton, (screenwriter.). Schmidt, David, 1956- (film producer.). Coyote, Peter, (narrator.). Patinkin, Mandy, (narrator.). 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: 1531714412
  • ISBN: 9781531714413
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 4 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2022]
  • Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2022]
  • Badges:
    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 2 / 5.0

Content descriptions

General Note:
Documentary.
Title from container.
Wide screen (16x9).
Program content: ©2022.
"Let all men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly."--Cover.
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; 2.0 stereo.
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
Statesmen United States Biography
Scientists United States Biography
Inventors United States Biography
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction films.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.

Available copies

  • 27 of 29 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 29 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library DVD 92 FRANKLI (Text) 50686016159340 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library DVD 92 FRANKLI (Text) 50686016174075 Browsing Available -
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library 973.3092 BEN (Text) 33249024487732 DVD Series Available -
Cambria County Library DVD 973.3092 F831B (Text) 85131001823336 CACM DVD Available -
Carbondale Public Library DVD 92 FRANKLI (Text) 50688010813641 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
Coudersport Public Library DVD F (Text) 30183000961704 DVD Available -
Degenstein Community Library DVF BEN (Text) 35031301225720 DVD Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults 973.3 BEN Video (Text) 34001001413895 DVD Area Available -
Exeter Community Library FRA (Text) 33249024790044 DVD Series Checked Out 05/03/2024
Gettysburg Library A-DVD BIOG FRAN-B (Text) 35740635833668 DVD Checked Out 05/27/2024


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