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The Making of The American Revolution

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Go behind the scenes with Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, David Schmidt and their team to learn about the production, which took nearly a decade to complete. The program includes clips from the series and visits stops on the film’s cross-country tour. It also provides an exclusive look at the composers, cinematographers, editors, researchers and more who came together to make the landmark series.

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1:17:28
Go behind the scenes with Ken Burns and the filmmaking team to learn about making the series.
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