Name: Benjamin Franklin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 20 Nov 2002
Rating: 5.90
Cast: Colm Feore, Richard Easton, Dylan Baker, David Adkins, Gerry Bamman

Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Nov 19, 2002

1 - 1

Let the Experiment Be Made Nov 19, 2002
1 - 2

The Making of a Revolutionary Nov 19, 2002
1 - 3

The Chess Master Nov 20, 2002

Overview

“The Chess Master” follows “America's native genius,” as historian Keith Arbour calls Franklin, through the final 14 years of his life, nine of which were spent in Paris as the rebellious colonies' ambassador to France. Franklin's first goal (aside from creating the U.S. foreign service on the fly) was to secure financial and military aid. He went about doing it in the same manner as he played chess.

Year 2002

Studio PBS

Director Ronald Blumer

Crew Ronald Blumer (Writer), Ellen Giffard (Director), Muffie Meyer (Director), Richard Einhorn (Original Music Composer), Joel Shapiro (Director of Photography), Tom Hurwitz (Director of Photography)

Popularity 1.5018

Language English