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Ken Burns, the legendary documentarian has examined nearly every era of American history. We ranked all of his films, from Baseball to The Vietnam War.
Part One: The Disciple of Experience. Leonardo da Vinci grows up in a Tuscan village surrounded by nature, then moves to Florence, where the Renaissance is in full bloom, to apprentice as an ...
Sharp Family Archives. ‘Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War’ (1 hour 19 minutes) Burns frequently profiles historic figures, but “Defying the Nazis” tells the story of two American heroes who...
Ken Burns. Kenneth Lauren Burns[1] (born July 29, 1953) is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture. His work is often produced in association with WETA-TV or the National Endowment for the Humanities and distributed by PBS.
Explore classics such as The Civil War, Baseball, and Jazz, as well as monumental recent films like The Vietnam War, Country Music, and The U.S. and the Holocaust.
1. The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009) 120 min | Documentary, History. 8.6. Rate. The history of the U.S. National Parks system, including the initial ideas which led to the world's first national parks and the expansion of the system over 150 years. Stars: Peter Coyote, William Cronon, Dayton Duncan, Shelton Johnson. Votes: 1,914.
79 Metascore. A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime.
For more than thirty years, Ken Burns and his collaborators have produced and directed some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made.