Benjamin Franklin (1974)
- Original title
- The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
- Directed by
- Glenn Jordan
- Genre
- docudrama
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 4 episodes
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This miniseries tells the life story of Benjamin Franklin through four episodes. It follows his career as a printer, inventor, and diplomat.
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What happens
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin is a 1974 American television miniseries that chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin. The series was broadcast by CBS and won five Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Limited Series. Howard Fast won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the first installment (The Ambassador). Glenn Jordan was also nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for The Ambassador episode, and Loring Mandel was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode "The Whirlwind". The four 90-minute episodes debuted on November 21 and December 17, 1974, and January 9 and 28, 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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