1993 · 30 min · animacja

Benjamin Franklin: Scientist and Inventor

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

Benjamin Franklin knows that a traveling show "magician" is using an electromagnetic generating machine to perform the "tricks." Intrigued by the possibilities of electricity, Franklin buys the machine. On a wall at his home, hang Franklin's "many hats." He is- or has been - a diplomat, inventor, printer, postmaster and fire chief. Now he contemplates the power of electricity. He doesn't know what to do with it, but he knows it is important. "The power of the future," he says, "the friend of mankind." But right now mankind in Philadelphia is threatened by a series of thunderstorms. With regularity, lightning strikes, setting fires all over the town. Franklin's fire department, although equipped with the latest 18th Century fire-fighting equipment, is helpless against its power. Meanwhile, Franklin continues to play with electricity. He begins to understand how electricity flows from one place to another. Another lightning bolt sets fire to yet another house

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Richard Rich

Główne role: Alan Nash jako Ben Franklin, Margaret Crowell jako Deborah, Bryan Gardner jako Dr. Spencer, Christopher P Angelos jako William, Dale Zabriskie jako John, John Nicolaysen jako Hill

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Brian Nissen