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The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974 – 1975)

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

^{(1974 – 1975)}

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1h 30m

Biography, Drama, Historical

November 21st, 1974

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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

Melvyn Douglas
Benjamin Franklin
Donal Donnelly
1 episode, 1975
Michael Learned
1 episode, 1975
Stephen McHattie
1 episode, 1975
William Shatner
1 episode, 1975
Kristoffer Tabori
1 episode, 1975
David Wayne
1 episode, 1975
Anthony Zerbe
1 episode, 1975
Les Roberts
1 episode, 1975
Tom Rosqui
1 episode, 1975
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Directors

Glenn Jordan
(4 episodes, 1974-1975)
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Producers

Lewis Freedman
executive producer / producer (4 episodes, 1974-1975)
Glenn Jordan
producer
(4 episodes, 1974-1975)
George Lefferts
producer / producer (3 episodes, 1974-1975)
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Writers

Edward Adler
by
(1 episode, 1975)
Edward Adler
written by
(2 episodes, 1974)
Howard Fast
writer
(3 episodes, 1974-1975)
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Keywords

tv mini series

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

November 21st, 1974 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (original title)
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (Singapore) (English title)
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (United States of America)
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Locations

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA (recorded at)

Running Times

90 min (United States of America) ((4 episodes))

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Distribution Companies

CBS (United States of America)

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