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Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

  • TV Movie
  • 19971997
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 4h
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
  • Documentary
  • Adventure
  • Biography
The story of the most important American exploration expedition in American history and the participants in it.The story of the most important American exploration expedition in American history and the participants in it.The story of the most important American exploration expedition in American history and the participants in it.
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Ken Burns
  • Writers
    • Ken Burns(book)
    • Dayton Duncan(book)
  • Stars
    • Hal Holbrook(voice)
    • Adam Arkin(voice)
    • John Logan Allen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ken Burns
  • Writers
    • Ken Burns(book)
    • Dayton Duncan(book)
  • Stars
    • Hal Holbrook(voice)
    • Adam Arkin(voice)
    • John Logan Allen
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    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination

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    Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
    Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
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    Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
    Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)

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    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Adam Arkin
    Adam Arkin
    • Merriwether Lewis
    • (voice)
    John Logan Allen
    • Self - Geographer
    Stephen Ambrose
    • Self - Historian
    • (as Stephen E. Ambrose)
    Gerard Baker
    • Self - Mandan-Hidatsa
    Matthew Broderick
    Matthew Broderick
    • John Ordway
    • (voice)
    Tantoo Cardinal
    Tantoo Cardinal
      Tim Clark
        Kevin Conway
        Kevin Conway
        • Patrick Gass
        • (voice)
        Dayton Duncan
        • Self - Writer
        Erica Funkhouser
        • Self - Writer
        Murphy Guyer
        Murphy Guyer
        • William Clark
        • (voice)
        Ken Little Hawk
          William Least Heat-Moon
          • Self - Writer
          Gene Jones
          Gene Jones
          • Joseph Whitehouse
          • (voice)
          Mylie Lawyer
          • Self - Descendant of Twisted Hair
          James P. Ronda
          • Self - Historian
          John Trudell
          John Trudell
            • Director
              • Ken Burns
            • Writers
              • Ken Burns(book)
              • Dayton Duncan(book) (screenplay)
            • All cast & crew
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            • Trivia
              Due to numerous inconsistencies, oddities and lack of hard facts and evidence, the death of Meriwether Lewis became, in time, a topic of great discussion, wild speculation and genuine controversy as more and more people including some historians began to favor the idea that he was in fact murdered. Examples of this discussion can be found in pop culture as well. For instance, in one of the first chapters of The Secret History of Twin Peaks, a companion book to the television series Twin Peaks, it's theorized in great semi-fictional detail, some of it based on actual historical facts, that the man behind the conspiracy to murder Meriwether Lewis was none other than General James Wilkinson, commander of the U.S. army during the first three American Presidents who was discovered after his death to have been a spy for the Spanish Crown. He was also the first Governor of Louisiana Territory until Lewis took over this duty. The book suggests that Lewis had evidence against Wilkinson and that this was the real reason why he had decided to personally travel to Washington by horse in 1809. After Lewis' tragic demise, Wilkinson's men including Major James Neely, Lewis' shady companion during the final leg of his journey, covered up all evidence of murder, took most of Lewis' valuable belongings and incriminating evidence and paid off the owners of the cabin where Lewis had died to keep quiet and repeat the agreed cover story of suicide if anyone ever asks them about it.
            • Quotes

              Himself - Historian: It's a great story. it's a human story. It's the story of those who went first. They were first. They led the way. They opened the trail.

            • Connections
              Featured in Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017)
            • Soundtracks
              Buffalo Hump
              Written and Performed by Skip Gorman

              Courtesy of Rounder Records

            User reviews12

            Review
            Top review
            7/10
            Can't get past the awful music
            This is what we would now all call a typically enjoyable film by Ken Burns, if one could only get past the gawdawful music accompaniment.
            helpful•0
            5
            • suzysasse
            • Feb 2, 2019

            Details

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            • Release date
              • November 4, 1997 (United States)
            • Country of origin
              • United States
            • Official site
              • PBS (United States)
            • Language
              • English
            • Also known as
              • Льюис и Кларк: Путешествие трупов с Дискавери
            • Production companies
              • American Lives Film Project
              • Florentine Films
              • WETA
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            • Runtime
              4 hours
            • Color
              • Color
            • Sound mix
              • Ultra Stereo
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.33 : 1

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