Benjamin Franklin (2002 TV series)

Benjamin Franklin
Directed byEllen Hovde
Muffie Meyer
Written byRonald Blumer
Produced byEllen Hovde
Muffie Meyer
Cinematography
  • James Brown
  • Robert Elfstrom
  • Boyd Estus
  • Tom Hurwitz
  • Joel Shapiro
  • Joe Vitagliano
Edited by
  • Eric Davies
  • Donna Marino
  • Sharon Sachs
Music byRichard Einhorn
Distributed byPublic Broadcasting Service
Release date
  • November 19, 2002 (2002-11-19)
Running time
210 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Benjamin Franklin is a 2002 American documentary television series about United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin which premiered November 19–20, 2002, and was re-broadcast August 22–September 5, 2005. The series was produced by Twin Cities Public Television of Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Benjamin Franklin won an Emmy for Outstanding Nonfiction Special (Traditional) in 2003. Executive producers Catherine Allan and Jerry Richman accepted the award.[citation needed]