Who was Benjamin Franklin really? Franklin, starring and executive produced by Academy, Emmy, and AFI Lifetime Achievement Award winner Michael Douglas, premieres April 12 on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/_Franklin
Based on Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff’s book, “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America,” “Franklin” explores the thrilling story of the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career. In December 1776, Franklin is world famous for his electrical experiments, but his passion and power are put to the test when — as the fate of American independence hangs in the balance — he embarks on a secret mission to France.
The drama also stars Noah Jupe (“A Quiet Place”) as Temple Franklin, Thibault de Montalembert (“Call My Agent!”) as Comte de Vergennes, Daniel Mays (“Line of Duty”) as Edward Bancroft, Ludivine Sagnier (“Lupin”) as Madame Brillon, Eddie Marsan (“Ray Donovan”) as John Adams, Assaad Bouab (“Call My Agent!”) as Beaumarchais, Jeanne Balibar (“Irma Vep”) as Madame Helvetius and Theodore Pellerin (“There’s Someone Inside Your House”) as Marquis de Lafayette.
Based on Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff’s book, “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America,” “Franklin” explores the thrilling story of the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career. In December 1776, Franklin is world famous for his electrical experiments, but his passion and power are put to the test when — as the fate of American independence hangs in the balance — he embarks on a secret mission to France.
The drama also stars Noah Jupe (“A Quiet Place”) as Temple Franklin, Thibault de Montalembert (“Call My Agent!”) as Comte de Vergennes, Daniel Mays (“Line of Duty”) as Edward Bancroft, Ludivine Sagnier (“Lupin”) as Madame Brillon, Eddie Marsan (“Ray Donovan”) as John Adams, Assaad Bouab (“Call My Agent!”) as Beaumarchais, Jeanne Balibar (“Irma Vep”) as Madame Helvetius and Theodore Pellerin (“There’s Someone Inside Your House”) as Marquis de Lafayette.
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00:00 You're up to something.
00:02 I would not claim otherwise.
00:06 You are?
00:12 I am.
00:14 Benjamin Franklin.
00:16 The Congress has sent me here.
00:22 As a representative of the United States.
00:28 To elicit France in our war against England.
00:31 America requires men, money and arms.
00:34 Without your aid, the United States will end before it has begun.
00:41 Grandfather, how long must we stay?
00:43 Until we win France to our side.
00:46 Or we are hanged.
00:49 Is there a third choice?
00:51 Diplomacy must never be a siege.
00:56 But a seduction.
00:58 We both know you are trouble.
01:01 You're up to something.
01:03 I am plotting to deliver ships to the United States.
01:07 No, you're up to something else.
01:09 We have made enough of it.
01:11 Beware of the Frenchman's promise.
01:14 Is everything alright?
01:16 Possibly not.
01:18 Someone is spying on us.
01:21 Be careful.
01:24 France has nothing to gain joining with America.
01:26 The British will defeat you.
01:28 It may cost us.
01:30 But it will cost you more.
01:32 If the price is our lives...
01:34 We'll pay it.
01:37 I don't know who I can trust.
01:41 I'm here to help my country.
01:45 The time is running out.
01:48 Who are you really?
01:52 Really?
01:53 You are what the world requires you to be.
01:56 This is a dangerous game.
02:07 That's just the sort of game I like.
02:11 (((NO-SYSTEMS)))