Franklin — An Inside Look: Michael Douglas on Playing Ben Franklin | Apple TV+
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Published 2024-04-15
Based on Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff’s book, “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America,” Franklin explores the thrilling story of the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career. In December 1776, Franklin is world famous for his electrical experiments, but his passion and power are put to the test when — as the fate of American independence hangs in the balance — he embarks on a secret mission to France.
The drama also stars Noah Jupe (“A Quiet Place”) as Temple Franklin, Thibault de Montalembert (“Call My Agent!”) as Comte de Vergennes, Daniel Mays (“Line of Duty”) as Edward Bancroft, Ludivine Sagnier (“Lupin”) as Madame Brillon, Eddie Marsan (“Ray Donovan”) as John Adams, Assaad Bouab (“Call My Agent!”) as Beaumarchais, Jeanne Balibar (“Irma Vep”) as Madame Helvetius and Theodore Pellerin (“There’s Someone Inside Your House”) as Marquis de Lafayette.
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All Comments (11)
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It's so much better than I thought it would be.
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Glad to see him back, he was great in kominsky method.
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Little known fact: Ben Franklin had a son.
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I will definitely make a trivia quiz about this series once I finish watching all the episodes.
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This may seem trivial, but one of the things I like about this production is the opening credits. They use the "low-tech" "special effects" devised by 18th century theaters to give the audience the sense of exotic places, like a ship on the middle of the ocean, or of mystery and disguises, or even the ridiculousness of contemporary fashions. (People back then were quite self-aware.) Yes, the technology of the "special effects" was minimal compared to what's available today, but I found it both effective, entertaining, & appealing.
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I never knew that about Ben Franklin. They don't teach you that in classrooms. However, Im Irish anyway.
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Michael Douglas was born in 1944. He is 79 years old Catherine Z Jones was born in 1969. She is 54 years old 25 years OLDER than her Marriage. 2000
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Benjamin Franklin: great President or greatest President ever?
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Little known fact: Ben Franklin had two bean holes
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why isn't this series dubbed in Italian?
