Series
Thomas Jefferson
Documentary
The complex life of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that "all men are created equal" yet owned slaves, is recounted by master filmmaker Ken Burns in this probing documentary. Covering Jefferson's diplomatic work in France, his two presidential terms, his retirement at Monticello and more.
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Seasons & episodes
1Part 118 Feb 1997 · 87m · ★ 1.0Jefferson also made himself into a true renaissance man – a scholar, a philosopher, a diplomat, an aesthete, and an architect. As a young man, he was transformed by the fire of the Enlightenment into America’s most articulate voice for human liberty.
2Part 219 Feb 1997 · 85m · ★ 1.0Jefferson’s last years were spent founding the University of Virginia and reestablishing his friendship, after decades of estrangement, from his onetime rival John Adams. His influence on and vision for our country reverberates to this day.
Details
- First aired
- 18 Feb 1997
- Last aired
- 19 Feb 1997
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- PBS
- Episodes
- 2
- Votes
- 12 on TMDB
Cast
Sam WaterstonThomas Jefferson (voice)
Blythe DannerMartha Jefferson (voice)
Gwyneth PaltrowJefferson's grandaughter (voice)
Ossie DavisNarrator (voice)
Michael PottsIsaac
Gore VidalSelf
George WillSelf
