Documentaries Directed by Ken Burns
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Ken Burns’s directing catalogue here runs from newer entries to older ones by year, and can be filtered and sorted as you browse. Compare the titles to choose a subject for a first viewing or to follow interests across his listed work. Benjamin Franklin (film), The Gene and Mark Twain begin the sequence; Jazz, Not for Ourselves Alone and Frank Lloyd Wright appear further along. Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery and Thomas Jefferson are also among the opening entries. Whether you are planning a classroom viewing or looking for a documentary on a particular topic, the year order gives you a clear route through the catalogue.
15 on record. Sorted by year; every figure comes from Wikidata (CC0), with the page it was read from on each entry.
- 1
Benjamin Franklin (film)
2022 · Ken Burns- Year
- 2022
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 2
The Gene
2020 · Ken Burns- Year
- 2020
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 3
Mark Twain
2001 · Ken Burns- Year
- 2001
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 4
Jazz
2000 · Ken Burns- Year
- 2000
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 5
Not for Ourselves Alone
1999 · Ken Burns- Year
- 1999
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 6
Frank Lloyd Wright
1998 · Ken Burns- Year
- 1998
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 7
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
1997 · Ken Burns- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 240 min
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 8
Thomas Jefferson
1997 · Ken Burns- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 180 min
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 9
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1992 · Ken Burns- Year
- 1992
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 10
The Congress
1988 · Ken Burns- Year
- 1988
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 11
Thomas Hart Benton
1988 · Ken Burns- Year
- 1988
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 12
Huey Long
1985 · Ken Burns- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 13
The Statue of Liberty
1985 · Ken Burns- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 14
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
1984 · Ken Burns- Year
- 1984
- Director
- Ken Burns
- 15
Brooklyn Bridge
1981 · Ken Burns- Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 58 min
- Director
- Ken Burns
Photo credits (7)
Not for Ourselves Alone: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Frank Lloyd Wright: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain · The Congress: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Thomas Hart Benton: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain · The Statue of Liberty: Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Brooklyn Bridge: Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons; DocumentaryTube links each to its file page.