Ken Burns' PBS documentary 'Benjamin Franklin,' capture all the facets of a man described as 'the most famous American in the world' during his time.
There's something comforting about Ken Burns' PBS documentaries dealing with subjects that predate video, since the filmmaker, unlike most of the industry, eschews dramatic reenactments in favour of a low-tech approach. Enter "Benjamin Franklin," four hours devoted to the Founding Father, capturing all the facets of a man described as "the most famous American in the world" during his time.
Franklin was all these things, as the various historians enlisted to shed light on him explain. As Joseph Ellis sums it up, Franklin was "a Nobel-caliber scientist, the greatest prose stylist of his generation, and probably the greatest diplomat in American history." Indeed, Burns' work for PBS represents one of the documentary format's most distinctive brands. Toward that end, there's Peter Coyote's always-stately narration, while Mandy Patinkin reads the words of Franklin, with others, including Josh Lucas and Liam Neeson, lending their voices to additional key figures.
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