Thomas Jefferson (documentary)
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Thomas Jefferson is a 1997 documentary directed and produced by Ken Burns. It covers the life and times of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States.
In this film Jefferson is seen as a true renaissance man. Not only was he a dedicated public servant, but was also a writer, an inventor, and noted architect as well.
Burns captures both the public and private person.
The film was funded by the following: General Motors Corporation; the Pew Charitable Trusts; the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation; the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; the Public Broadcasting Service; and the Virginia Department of Tourism.
[edit] Actors and historians
Many noted actors read lines of various historical figures and a series of American university professors of history gave background information. They included:
- Ossie Davis - Narrator
- Sam Waterston - Thomas Jefferson (Waterson also played Jefferson in Burns' : The Journey of the Corps of Discovery|Lewis & Clark film)
- Blythe Danner - Martha Jefferson
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Jefferson's granddaughter
As themselves: Daniel Boorstin, Andrew Burstein, Joseph Ellis, Clay S. Jenkinson, Gore Vidal, George Will, and Garry Wills.
[edit] External links
- Thomas Jefferson at the Internet Movie Database
- PBS Jefferson Web Site
- Film Review by International Workers
- Salon Film Review
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