Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

  • TV Movie
  • 1997
  • TV-G
  • 4h
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
History DocumentaryAdventureBiographyDocumentaryHistory

The story of the most important expedition in American history and the participants in it.The story of the most important expedition in American history and the participants in it.The story of the most important expedition in American history and the participants in it.

  • Director
    • Ken Burns
  • Writers
    • Ken Burns
    • Dayton Duncan
  • Stars
    • Hal Holbrook
    • Adam Arkin
    • John Logan Allen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ken Burns
    • Writers
      • Ken Burns
      • Dayton Duncan
    • Stars
      • Hal Holbrook
      • Adam Arkin
      • John Logan Allen
    • 13User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

    Photos11

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 3
    View Poster

    Top Cast20

    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Adam Arkin
    Adam Arkin
    • Meriwether Lewis
    • (voice)
    John Logan Allen
    • Self - Geographer
    Stephen Ambrose
    Stephen Ambrose
    • Self - Historian
    • (as Stephen E. Ambrose)
    Gerard Baker
    Gerard Baker
    • Self - Mandan-Hidatsa
    Matthew Broderick
    Matthew Broderick
    • Self - John Ordway
    • (voice)
    Tantoo Cardinal
    Tantoo Cardinal
    • Self
    • (voice)
    Tim Clark
    • Self
    • (voice)
    Kevin Conway
    Kevin Conway
    • Self - Patrick Gass
    • (voice)
    Dayton Duncan
    Dayton Duncan
    • Self - Writer
    Erica Funkhouser
    • Self - Writer
    Murphy Guyer
    Murphy Guyer
    • Self - William Clark
    • (voice)
    Ken Little Hawk
    • Self
    • (voice)
    William Least Heat-Moon
    • Self - Writer
    Gene Jones
    Gene Jones
    • Self - Joseph Whitehouse
    • (voice)
    Mylie Lawyer
    • Self - Descendant of Twisted Hair
    James P. Ronda
    • Self - Historian
    John Trudell
    John Trudell
    • Self
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Ken Burns
    • Writers
      • Ken Burns
      • Dayton Duncan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews13

    8.51.6K
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    More like this

    The National Parks: America's Best Idea
    8.6
    The National Parks: America's Best Idea
    The Dust Bowl
    8.2
    The Dust Bowl
    Thomas Jefferson
    7.6
    Thomas Jefferson
    Benjamin Franklin
    8.3
    Benjamin Franklin
    The West
    8.4
    The West
    Mark Twain
    8.3
    Mark Twain
    The War
    9.0
    The War
    Prohibition
    8.2
    Prohibition
    Hemingway
    8.1
    Hemingway
    The American Buffalo
    8.3
    The American Buffalo
    Baseball
    9.2
    Baseball
    The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
    8.8
    The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

    Related interests

    Dziga Vertov in Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
    History Documentary
    Still frame
    Adventure
    Ben Kingsley, Rohini Hattangadi, and Geraldine James in Gandhi (1982)
    Biography
    Dziga Vertov in Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
    Documentary
    Liam Neeson in Schindler's List (1993)
    History

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    • 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
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 4h(240 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.