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Ken Burns

Ken Burns

American documentary filmmaker
July 29, 1953 (71 years old)
U.S. 2021. Documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon. The life and career of American boxer Cassius Clay, who became world heavyweight champion under the name Muhammad Ali.
Runtime: 445 min.
U.S. 2016. Documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon. A look back at the career of the famous baseball player, who in the 1940s became one of the most important symbols of emancipation for the African-American community.
U.S. 2012. Documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon. In 1989 in New York City, five African-American and Hispanic teenagers were wrongly convicted of sexually assaulting a young white woman.
Runtime: 120 min.
U.S. 2012. Documentary by Ken Burns. Through photos and testimonies, we look back at the terrible drought that occurred in the United States during the thirties.
Runtime: 240 min.
U.S. 2011. Documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick. The history of prohibition in the United States, through the figures who defended it and those who fought against it.
Runtime: 300 min.
U.S. 2007. Documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick. The role of the United States in World War II, as told by veterans and their loved ones.
U.S. 2004. Documentary by Ken Burns. The sporting and personal life of boxer Jack Johnson who, at the beginning of the 20th century, was the first Black man to become world heavyweight champion.
Runtime: 214 min.
U.S. 2001. Documentary by Ken Burns. The life of the American writer Mark Twain, author of the famous novels ""Tom Sawyer"" and ""The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.""
Runtime: 212 min.
U.S. 1999. Documentary by Ken Burns. The story of two American pioneers of the women's rights movement in the nineteenth century.
U.S. 1997. Documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick. The career and avant-garde work of Frank Lloyd Wright, a true pillar of twentieth century American architecture.
Runtime: 146 min.
U.S. 1997. Documentary by Ken Burns. From 1804 to 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the western part of the American continent, from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean, at the request of President Jefferson.
Runtime: 310 min.
U.S. 1990. Documentary by Ken Burns. The history of the Civil War (1861-1865), from its roots to its legacy to modern Americans.
Runtime: 680 min.
U.S. 1985. Documentary by Ken Burns. The career of a devious politician who was elected governor of Louisiana and died assassinated in 1935.
Runtime: 88 min.

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