MiniseriesEnded
Thomas Jefferson (1997)
1 season2 episodes180 min per episode
The complex life of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that "all men are created equal" yet owned slaves, is recounted by master filmmaker Ken Burns in this probing documentary. Covering Jefferson's diplomatic work in France, his two presidential terms, his retirement at Monticello and more.
- First aired
- February 18, 1997
- Last episode
- February 19, 1997
- Network
- PBS
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Jefferson's Grandaughter
- Sam Waterston as Thomas Jefferson
- Michael Potts as Isaac
- Ossie Davis as Narrator
- Gore Vidal as Self - Writer
- Joseph Ellis as Self - Historian
- George F. Will as Self - Writer
- Garry Wills as Self - Historian
- John Hope Franklin as Self - Historian
- Clay Jenkinson as Self - Historian