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  • Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017)
  • TV Movie | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017)
TV Movie | 90 min | Documentary, Biography

Tom Hanks hosts a tribute to acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns that explores the breadth and depth of his work, talks to many of his collaborators, and looks at his filmmaking process to understand how he makes American History come to life.
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Director
Writers
James Arntz (additional writing) | Eli Brown (additional writing) | Bob Marty | Christina Morano (additional writing) (as Christina Morano Keiser)
Producer
Cinematographer
Editors
Eli Brown | Jim Hoppin | Christina Morano (as Christina Morano Keiser)
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Updated Mar 6, 2017

Release date
Mar 6, 2017 (United States)

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36 cast members
Name Known for
Tom Hanks
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Ken Burns
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Sam Waterston
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George Lucas
Self - Filmmaker Self - Filmmaker   See fewer
Wynton Marsalis
Self - Musician Self - Musician   See fewer
Yo-Yo Ma
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Doris Kearns Goodwin
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Meryl Streep
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Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Sarah Burns
Self - Writer / Director Self - Writer / Director   See fewer
Buck O'Neil
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Buddy Squires
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David McCullough
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Barbara Fields
Self - Historian (archive footage) Self - Historian (archive footage)   See fewer
Lynn Novick
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Josh Lucas
Eugene Sledge (voice) (archive footage) Eugene Sledge (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Geoffrey C. Ward
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Quentin Aanenson
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David McMahon
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Campbell Scott
F. Scott Fitzgerald (voice) (archive footage) F. Scott Fitzgerald (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Patricia Clarkson
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John Rothman
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Sarah Botstein
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Paul Barnes
Self - Editor (archive footage) Self - Editor (archive footage)   See fewer
Shelby Foote
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Allen Moore
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Donald Hall
Self - Poet (archive footage) Self - Poet (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Dwyer
Self - New York Times (archive footage) Self - New York Times (archive footage)   See fewer
William Styron
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Barack Obama
Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Rachel Robinson
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Sharon Rockefeller
Self - President of WETA Self - President of WETA   See fewer
Dayton Duncan
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Michelle Obama
Self - First Lady of the United States (archive footage) Self - First Lady of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Paula Kerger
Self - President of PBS Self - President of PBS   See fewer
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