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''Thomas Jefferson'' is a 1997 three-part American documentary film directed and produced by Ken Burns. It covers the life and times of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States. In this film Jefferson is portrayed as renaissance man. Not only was he a dedicated public servant, but was also a writer, an inventor, and a noted architect. Burns captures both the public and private person. ==Actors and historians== Many noted actors read lines of various historical figures. A series of American university professors of history and political figures discussed background information. Actors included: * Ossie Davis - Narrator * Sam Waterston - Thomas Jefferson * Blythe Danner - Martha Jefferson * Gwyneth Paltrow - Jefferson's granddaughter * Philip Bosco as Sam Adams Historians and political commentators included: Daniel Boorstin, Andrew Burstein, Joseph Ellis, Clay S. Jenkinson, Gore Vidal, George Will, Garry Wills, John Hope Franklin, James Oliver Horton and Julian Bond. A topic of Jefferson's private life was the long-rumored liaison between Jefferson and his mixed-race slave Sally Hemings. She was a half-sister to his late wife, and the daughter of John Wayles and his slave Betty Hemings; Sally was three-quarters white. The white historians gave all the reasons they believed Jefferson would not have done it. Black historians discussed "reality and inevitability."〔(Edward J. Gallagher, "Episode 12: Overview" ), ''The Jefferson-Hemings Controversy'', Digital Library, Lehigh University〕 Noted historian John Hope Franklin referred to all the mulattos of the period and said, "These things (liaisons ) were part of the natural landscape in Virginia, and Mr. Jefferson was as likely as any others to have done this because it's in character with the times—and indeed, with him, who believed in exploiting these people that he controlled completely."〔 Following airing of this film, in 1998 a Y-DNA study showed a match between a descendant of Sally's youngest son, Eston Hemings, and a descendant of the male Jefferson line. Following a review of other historic evidence, this has led to a consensus among historians, including the Thomas Jefferson Foundation of Monticello, that Jefferson did have a long-term relationship with Hemings and fathered her children.〔("Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: A Brief Account" ), Monticello Website, accessed June 22, 2011, Quote: "Ten years later (to its 2000 report ), TJF (Jefferson Foundation ) and most historians now believe that, years after his wife's death, Thomas Jefferson was the father of the six children of Sally Hemings mentioned in Jefferson's records, including Beverly, Harriet, Madison and Eston Hemings."〕 Ellis and Burstein were among those who commented publicly about their change in thinking.〔("Interview: Joseph Ellis" ), ''Jefferson's Blood'', 2000, PBS-Frontline, Quote: "We don't know for sure when Jefferson's relationship with Sally Hemings started. The DNA testing that has been done was done on the Eston Hemings line. Eston was born in 1805. It does seem that Jefferson had a long-term relationship with Sally Hemings."〕〔(Richard Shenkman, "The Unknown Jefferson: An Interview with Andrew Burstein" ), ''History News Network'', July 25, 2005, accessed March 14, 2011.〕 Some historians dispute this. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Jefferson (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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