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Ken Burns - what members say


  • Jazz - A Film By Ken Burns
  • Jazz - A Film By Ken Burns review by maxwurr from Stanmore, Middx
    Rated - 4 stars Jazz died in 1965... 11 August 2005
    ......Or it did if you're Ken Burns and there are many who'd agree with him. I don't, but this epic series is an invaluable introduction to the wonderful world of jazz, es...  
  • The West
  • The West review by A customer from London
    Rated - 5 stars This will teach about the real west, not the one you see in the movies 9 October 2004
    ...s this mammoth undertaking of the history of the West in America produced by Ken Burns. The film is mammoth in its length, at over 12 hours, but, more importantly,...  
  • Ken Burns' America
  • Ken Burns' America review by from (unknown)
    Rated - 4 stars Fine Work 11 May 2007
    ...A random selection of Ken Burns’ documentaries. I have always been a fan and own a selection of these as individual titles. This set is similar to the US “Ken Burns’ A...  

Ken Burns - filmography


  • Ken Burns - The War
  • Ken Burns - The War (6 discs) on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Ken Burns
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    For thirty years, Ken Burns has portrayed the essential human emotions and American experience of historical events. With THE WAR he has crowned his three decades of achievement with a jewel of unsurpassed detail and intimate drama. By focusing on stories from four quintessential American towns -..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 79% from 47 members
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  • Baseball - 1846 To 2000
  • Baseball - 1846 To 2000 (4 discs) on DVD (1994)
    Director: Ken Burns
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Includes the first three episodes of the documentary series tracing the history of baseball. Covers the origins of baseball in 1846 up to the White Sox scandal of 1919.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 152 members
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  • Ken Burns' America: Huey Long
  • Ken Burns' America: Huey Long (1987)
    Starring: David McCullough,  I.F. Stone,  Huey Long
    Director: Ken Burns
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The story of Huey Long is the quintessential drama of power and ethics. To his constituents, he was a populist hero. To his critics, he was the unscrupulous "dictator of Louisiana" who didn't break the law, but used the law to achieve his own ends. A towering figure on the political landscape, ..read more »
    Rate this: 1 star out of 5 20% from 1 member
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Ken Burns facts

5 most recent films

Ken Burns - The War - 4.0 stars
Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson - 4.5 stars
Jazz - A Film By Ken Burns - 3.5 stars
Baseball - 1846 To 2000 - 3.5 stars
Ken Burns' America: Huey Long - 1.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Jazz - A Film By Ken Burns - 3.5 stars
The American Civil War - 3.5 stars
The West - 3.5 stars
Baseball - 1846 To 2000 - 3.5 stars
Ken Burns' America - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Ken Burns' America: Huey Long - 1.0 stars
Ken Burns - The War - 4.0 stars
Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson - 4.5 stars
Ken Burns' America - 3.0 stars
Baseball - 1846 To 2000 - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Adam Arkin - 2 times - show films
Pamela Reed - 2 times - show films
David Keith - 1 times - show films
Michael Potts - 1 times - show films
samuel l. jackson (voice) - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 1 times - show films