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

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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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36 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Hanks Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Cast Away (2000)
Ken Burns Self - Director / Producer Self - Director / Producer See fewer	The Central Park Five (2012)
Sam Waterston Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	The Killing Fields (1984)
George Lucas Self - Filmmaker Self - Filmmaker See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Wynton Marsalis Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer	A Star Is Born (2018)
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Doris Kearns Goodwin Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Lincoln (2012)
Meryl Streep Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	Out of Africa (1985)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Sarah Burns Self - Writer / Director Self - Writer / Director See fewer	The Central Park Five (2012)
Buck O'Neil Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Baseball (1994)
Buddy Squires Self - Cinematographer Self - Cinematographer See fewer	The Civil War (1990)
David McCullough Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Seabiscuit (2003)
Barbara Fields Self - Historian (archive footage) Self - Historian (archive footage) See fewer	The Civil War (1990)
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Quentin Aanenson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Fighter Pilot's Story (1993)
David McMahon Self - Writer / Director Self - Writer / Director See fewer	The Central Park Five (2012)
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Patricia Clarkson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Station Agent (2003)
John Rothman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	One Mississippi (2015)
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Paul Barnes Self - Editor (archive footage) Self - Editor (archive footage) See fewer	Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
Shelby Foote Self - Writer (archive footage) Self - Writer (archive footage) See fewer	Memphis (1992)
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Rachel Robinson Self - Wife (archive footage) Self - Wife (archive footage) See fewer	Reading Out Loud (1960)
Sharon Rockefeller Self - President of WETA Self - President of WETA See fewer	Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
Dayton Duncan Self - Producer / Writer Self - Producer / Writer See fewer	The Dust Bowl (2012)
Michelle Obama Self - First Lady of the United States (archive footage) Self - First Lady of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Paula Kerger Self - President of PBS Self - President of PBS See fewer	Profile (II) (2001)
Brenda Lee Self Self See fewer	Joy Ride (2001)