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  • Benjamin Franklin The Chess Master (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Benjamin Franklin

The Chess Master (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Franklin travels to France to obtain support for the Revolution. After months of beguiling Louis XVI and French society he gains French support.
Writer
Ronald Blumer (written by)
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Status
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Updated Dec 31, 2002

Release date
2002 (United States)

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43 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Easton
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin   See fewer
Dylan Baker
Franklin as a young man Franklin as a young man   See fewer
Colm Feore
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Keith Arbour
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Gerry Bamman
Paul Wentworth Paul Wentworth   See fewer
Joseph Becton
Self - Park Ranger, Independence National Historical Park Self - Park Ranger, Independence National Historical Park   See fewer
Matthew Bentley
Benjamin as a child Benjamin as a child   See fewer
Michael Bentley
Benjamin as a child Benjamin as a child   See fewer
Carol Berkin
Self - Baruch College Self - Baruch College   See fewer
H.W. Brands
Self - Texas A & M University Self - Texas A & M University   See fewer
Blair Brown
Jane Franklin Mecom Jane Franklin Mecom   See fewer
Kathleen Chalfant
Silence Dogood Silence Dogood   See fewer
Anthony Cochrane
King George III King George III   See fewer
John Curless
William Strahan William Strahan   See fewer
Peter Donaldson
John Adams John Adams   See fewer
Jonathan R. Dull
Self - The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Yale University (as Jonathan Dull) Self - The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Yale University (as Jonathan Dull)   See fewer
Jennifer Dundas
Catherine Ray Catherine Ray   See fewer
Thomas Fleming
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Peter Gerety
Joseph Galloway Joseph Galloway   See fewer
Daniel Gerroll
Joseph Priestley Joseph Priestley   See fewer
Ronald Guttman
Le Comte de Vergennes Le Comte de Vergennes   See fewer
Anthony Heald
Jonathan Austin Jonathan Austin   See fewer
John Christopher Jones
Ephraim Eliot Ephraim Eliot   See fewer
Simon Jones
Thomas Penn Thomas Penn   See fewer
Eddie Korbich
Jared Ruggles Jared Ruggles   See fewer
Ralph Lerner
Self - University of Chicago Self - University of Chicago   See fewer
Claude-Anne Lopez
Self - The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Yale University Self - The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Yale University   See fewer
Pauline Maier
Self - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Self - Massachusetts Institute of Technology   See fewer
Roberta Maxwell
Deborah Read Franklin Deborah Read Franklin   See fewer
Jefferson Mays
Elkanah Watson Elkanah Watson   See fewer
Robert Middlekauff
Self - University of California, Berkeley Self - University of California, Berkeley   See fewer
Edmund Morgan
Self - Yale University Self - Yale University   See fewer
Barbara Oberg
Self - Princeton University Self - Princeton University   See fewer
Martin Rayner
Robert Whittington Robert Whittington   See fewer
Natacha Roi
Mme. Brillon de Jouy Mme. Brillon de Jouy   See fewer
Andrew Seear
British Government Official British Government Official   See fewer
John Shy
Self - University of Michigan Self - University of Michigan   See fewer
Josef Sommer
Cotton Mather Cotton Mather   See fewer
Jim True-Frost
William Franklin (as James True-Frost) William Franklin (as James True-Frost)   See fewer
Gordon S. Wood
Self - Brown University (as Gordon Wood) Self - Brown University (as Gordon Wood)   See fewer
Michael Zuckerman
Self - University of Pennsylvania Self - University of Pennsylvania   See fewer
Laurent St. Pierre
Count de Segur (uncredited) Count de Segur (uncredited)   See fewer
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