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Benjamin Franklin

I don't think you canfind anyone, anyone except his colleagues, who fails tofall under...

Schiff: I don't think you can
find anyone, anyone except his colleagues, who fails to
fall under the charms of Benjamin Franklin

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Schiff: I don't think you can find anyone, anyone except his
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colleagues, who fails to fall under the charms
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of Benjamin Franklin.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:48
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Movie Summary

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E02 Franklin is everywhere adored and everywhere cossetted - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Franklin is everywhere adored and everywhere cossetted
S01 • E01 It had two charges, he wrote, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
It had two charges, he wrote,
S01 • E02 Every word that drops from his lips, they think is a gem. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Every word that drops from his lips, they think is a gem.
S01 • E02 And Franklin just adores the fact that these women are - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And Franklin just adores the fact that these women are
S01 • E01 He grouped a collection of glass containers together, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
He grouped a collection of glass containers together,
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin became particularly enchanted - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: Franklin became particularly enchanted
S01 • E02 She was beautiful and well- educated and, at age 33, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
She was beautiful and well- educated and, at age 33,
S01 • E01 Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin comes up with the most - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin comes up with the most
S01 • E02 He went to her home twice a week for tea and music; - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
He went to her home twice a week for tea and music;
S01 • E01 And it flows from positive to negative. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And it flows from positive to negative.
S01 • E01 Narrator: But pure science had less appeal to Franklin - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: But pure science had less appeal to Franklin
S01 • E02 Isaacson: I think that Franklin's relationships - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Isaacson: I think that Franklin's relationships
S01 • E01 Man: Lightning was seen as being Divine Retribution. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Man: Lightning was seen as being Divine Retribution.
S01 • E01 Of course, the irony was that most of the buildings - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Of course, the irony was that most of the buildings
S01 • E02 He loved being flirtatious, loved being around them, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He loved being flirtatious, loved being around them,
S01 • E01 Isaacson: Franklin is convinced that lightning - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Isaacson: Franklin is convinced that lightning
S01 • E02 I think Madame Brillon pointed out to Franklin that she was - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
I think Madame Brillon pointed out to Franklin that she was
S01 • E01 He's looking at electric sparks, - Benjamin Franklin 00:22
He's looking at electric sparks,
S01 • E02 I believe Franklin must have been disappointed, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
I believe Franklin must have been disappointed,
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin's attentions turned to another woman - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: Franklin's attentions turned to another woman