Benjamin Franklin

The Chess Master

Directed by Muffie Meyer, Ellen Hovde
TV-PG
S1 • E3    Nov 20, 2002
“The Chess Master” follows “America's native genius,” as historian Keith Arbour calls Franklin, through the final 14 years of his life, nine of which were spent in Paris as the rebellious colonies' ambassador to France. Franklin's first goal (aside from creating the U.S. foreign service on the fly) was to secure financial and military aid. He went about doing it in the same manner as he played chess.

Where to Watch Benjamin Franklin - S1 • E3

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  • Gerry BammanPaul Wentworth
  • Blair BrownJane Mecom
  • Anthony CochraneGeorge
  • Peter DonaldsonJohn Adams
  • Ronald GuttmanLe Comte de Vergennes
  • Anthony HealdJonathan Austin
  • Jefferson MaysElkanah Watson
  • Brian MurrayViscount Stormont
  • Martin RaynerRobert Whittington
  • Natacha RoiMme. Britton de Jouy
  • Sebastian RochéFrench Aristocrat

 

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