Ken Burns

The War, a seven-part documentary series directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, explores the history and horror of the Second World War from an American perspective by following the fortunes of so-called ordinary men and women who become ca...

The War - A Ken Burns Film (2007)

Ken Burns

Tom Hanks, Keith David

Documentary, Military and Political

Jazz: The story, sound and soul of a nation come together as acclaimed film maker, Ken Burns celebrates the American art form's soaring achievements - from its origins in blues and ragtime to swin, bebop and fusion. Six years in the making, this '...

Jazz - A Film by Ken Burns (2000)

Ken Burns

Keith David

Jazz & Easy Listening,Documentary,Music & Performance

He was considered, in his time, to be the funniest man on Earth. A popular humorist, philosopher and social satirist, Mark Twain was the well-known nom-de-plume of writer Samuel Clemens, the USA's first literacy celebrity. Tracing Twain's rise from his ...

Mark Twain (2002)

Ken Burns

Ken Burns,Mark Twain,Dayton Duncan,Samuel Clemens,Keith David

Documentary,General Comedy,Biographical,Historical,Comedy

Featuring over 16,000 startling archival photographs and innumerable period paintings, battlefield tours, newsreel footage of veterans and music from the period, The Civil War charts all the major campaigns and battles....

The Civil War (Ken Burns) (1990)

Ken Burns

Military and Political,Historical,Documentary

He was the son of former slaves and from 1904 to 1915, Jack Johnson was the best heavyweight boxer in the world. His 1908 victory over the white heavyweight champion triggered a worldwide search for "The Great White Hope" to take back the title and re-est...

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

Ken Burns

Sports Documentary,Documentary,Biographical,General Sports,Sports & Fitness