Extras
Benjamin Franklin helps craft the Declaration of Independence and wins French support.
This bonus scene features Benjamin Franklin House in London, his only surviving residence.
This extended scene from BENJAMIN FRANKLIN includes bonus material not in the final film.
Get an inside look from Ken Burns on the making of Benjamin Franklin.
After success as a Philadelphia printer Benjamin Franklin earns worldwide fame in science.
Franklin studied electricity and proved lightning’s electrical nature with a key and kite.
A visit to a school for Black children challenged Franklin’s racial prejudices.
Franklin’s musical invention, the armonica, became a sensation in Europe.
The Treaty of Paris ended a war, secured Independence and created an Empire.
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Benjamin Franklin helps craft the Declaration of Independence and wins French support.
After success as a Philadelphia printer Benjamin Franklin earns worldwide fame in science.