Ken Burns Movies

In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty-dollar bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower Winton touring car hoping to become…

The Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science tells the story of a unique medical institution that has been called a “Medical Mecca,” the “Supreme Court of Medicine,” and the…

Muhammad Ali brings to life the iconic heavyweight boxing champion who became an inspiration to people everywhere.

Students of a special boarding school for kids with learning disabilities are challenged to learn about and recite the Gettysburg Address.

A look at Betty White’s life and career feature behind-the-scenes clips of her work on television and comments from her friends and co-stars.

When seventeen others turned down the Unitarian Association’s request for relief volunteers, Waitstill and Martha Sharp committed to the dangerous mission. “Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War” is the story…

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park. They spent between 6 and…

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight boxing champion.

This film illustrates the life and work of the American architect. We follow the development of his work and his turbulent family life amidst scandal and tragedy. Despite all the…

For 50 years, radio dominated the airwaves as the first mass medium. Ken Burns examines the lives of three men who shared the responsibility for its invention and early success.

Documentary showing the history of the world-famous Statue of Liberty in New York harbor.

Ken Burns examines the American utopian 19th century religious sect known as the Shakers.