Thomas Jefferson

1997TV Mini Series⏱️ 3h 0m

DocumentaryBiographyHistory

⭐ 7.7

IMDB Rating

947 votes

A biographical film about The United States' influential and profoundly enigmatic Founding Father.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Waterston, Michael Potts

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Gwyneth Paltrow

as Self - Jefferson's Grandaughter

Sam Waterston

as Self - Thomas Jefferson

Michael Potts

as Self - Isaac

Ossie Davis

as Self - Narrator

Gore Vidal

as Self - Writer

Joseph Ellis

as Self - Historian

George F. Will

as Self - Writer

John Hope Franklin

as Self - Historian

Garry Wills

as Self - Historian

Clay Jenkinson

as Self - Historian

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound

Stereo

Color

Production

American Lives Film Project, Florentine Films, WETA

🏷️ Keywords

american historyamerican politicianamerican politicsu.s. politicianslavery

🎯 Categories

BiographyDocumentaryHistory

⭐ Featured Review

Anything touched by Ken Burns has to be good.

by Bernie4444 • 2024-04-28

10/10

"This film is split focused half on the man and half on the politics of the man. There is a lot of visual support as the subject matter changes. The only drawback with this presentation is that it is mostly in sound bite format; that is approximately 5 presenters each present one point at a time with five different views then move on to the next point. Thomas Jefferson is a complex person in a complex subject. Each of these film presentations shows a different aspect of Thomas Jefferson. I suggest that before you view this film that you view "American Experience: John and Abigail Adams&qu..."

💡 Did You Know?

Blythe Danner also portrayed Thomas Jefferson's wife, Martha, in 1776 (1972). Her daughter Gwyneth Paltrow plays Jefferson's granddaughter in this series and Jefferson's daughter, Patsy, in Jefferson in Paris (1995)