The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974)
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974)
Plot.
Benjamin Franklin is a 1974 American television miniseries that chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin. It was broadcast by CBS. It won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series.
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Cast & Crew.
Beau Bridges
Young Benjamin Franklin
Eddie Albert
Diplomat Benjamin Franklin
Richard Widmark
Rebel Benjamin Franklin
Melvyn Douglas
Stateman Benjamin Franklin
Bruce Davison
John Neville
Hillsborough
Will Geer
Hurd Hatfield
John Church
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miniseries
18th century
founding fathers
Miniseries
Wiki.
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin is a 1974 American television miniseries that chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin.
The series was broadcast by CBS and won five Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Limited Series. Howard Fast won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the first installment (The Ambassador). Glenn Jordan was also nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for The Ambassador episode, and Loring Mandel was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode "The Whirlwind".
The four 90-minute episodes debuted on November 21 and December 17, 1974, and January 9 and 28, 1975.