Thomas Jefferson (1997)

Name: Thomas Jefferson
Genre: Drama, Biography
Released: 2020-07-15T20:38:57+02:00
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Sam Waterston, Blythe Danner, Gwyneth Paltrow

Drama | 180 minutes (mini series, 3 parts)

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Genre: Drama / Biography

Duration: 180 minuten (mini series, 3 parts)

Country: United States

Directed by: Ken Burns

Stars: Sam Waterston, Blythe Danner, Gwyneth Paltrow

IMDb score: 7,7 (951)

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Thomas Jefferson plot

After returning from a visit to France, Thomas Jefferson strives to protect the fledgling and still fragile government of the United States and so helps create the first political party in a bitter struggle with the Federalists. He becomes vice president in 1797 and the third US president in 1801. His Louisiana Purchase doubles the size of the nation, but he is plagued by controversy and scandal. He eventually retires in 1809 and returns to his beloved hometown of Monticello. He spent the last years of his life founding the University of Virginia...