Thomas Jefferson | |
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Written by | Geoffrey C. Ward |
Directed by | Ken Burns |
Narrated by | Ossie Davis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Ken Burns Camilla Rockwell |
Cinematography | Ken Burns Peter B. Hutton Allen Moore Buddy Squires |
Editors | Paul Barnes Kevin Kertscher |
Running time | 180 minutes |
Production company | Florentine Films |
Original release | |
Network | PBS |
Release | February 18 February 19, 1997 | –
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Thomas Jefferson is a 1997 two-part American documentary film directed and produced by Ken Burns. It covers the life and times of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States.
In the film Jefferson is portrayed as a 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 Jefferson.