Thomas Jefferson (film)
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| Directed by | Ken Burns |
| Produced by | Ken Burns Camilla Rockwell |
| Written by | Geoffrey C. Ward |
| Narrated by | Ossie Davis |
| Cinematography | Ken Burns Peter B. Hutton Allen Moore Buddy Squires |
| Editing by | Paul Barnes Kevin Kertscher |
| Studio | Florentine Films |
| Distributed by | Public Broadcasting Service |
| Release date(s) | 1997 (United States) |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 a noted architect. Burns captures both the public and private person.
[edit] Funding
The film was funded by the following:
- General Motors Corporation
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- PBS
- 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
- Blythe Danner - Martha Jefferson
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Jefferson's granddaughter
- Philip Bosco as Sam Adams
As themselves: Daniel Boorstin, Andrew Burstein, Joseph Ellis, Clay S. Jenkinson, Gore Vidal, George Will, and Garry Wills.
[edit] External links
- Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson at the Internet Movie Database
- Thomas Jefferson film review at Salon
- Ken Burns discusses film on C-SPAN (@ 1hr 2min)
- Joseph Ellis discusses making of the film
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Categories:
- English-language films
- 1997 films
- 1990s documentary films
- American documentary films
- Documentary films about United States history
- Documentary television films
- Films directed by Ken Burns
- Films set in the United States
- Films shot in the United States
- Thomas Jefferson
- Documentary films about American politicians