Benjamin Franklin

2022

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Benjamin Franklin

8.3 | TV-PG | en | Documentary

Explore the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.

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EP2 An American (1775-1790)

Apr. 05,2022

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In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution. Back home, he works on the Constitution of the new United States.

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EP1 Join or Die (1706-1774)

Apr. 04,2022

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After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments, then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart.

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8.3 | TV-PG | en | Documentary

Synopsis

Cast

Peter Coyote , Mandy Patinkin , Josh Lucas

Director

Christopher Loren Ewers

Producted By

Florentine Films ,

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Cast

Peter Coyote

as Narrator (voice)

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Mandy Patinkin

as Benjamin Franklin (voice)

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Josh Lucas

as William Franklin (voice)

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