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Apr 2022
1h 17m

Florentine Films: Ken Burns

Guy Raz | Wondery
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As a boy, Ken Burns was captivated by the power of film and dreamed of being the next Alfred Hitchcock or John Ford. But in college, he discovered that stories about American history could be just as dramatic as any he could make up. Eventually, he set out to make a new kind of documentary, layered with actors’ voices and sound effects; and animated by a gen ... Show More
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