Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Brilliant documentary.

The story of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the two adventurers who, in 1804-06, explored and charted North West America, from St Louis to Oregon.

Written and directed by master-documentarymaker Ken Burns, the man who gave us the greatest documentary series ever made, The Civil War. Thus, you always knew this was to going to be excellent.

In incredible detail we see the perils they faced, the ordeal of their journey and the importance of their efforts.

Very engaging - even though it is only a documentary (rather than a drama), you are engrossed in their travails and discoveries.

A must-see for anyone with an interest in history.

Beautiful Cinematography. Excellent narration. Inspiring. What a Journey !!!

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.

I be an old fart of 60 years. I enjoy Walking Dead and GoT so I believe I have a pretty well rounded circle of influence.

That stated this film blows me away (far, far away). As I sit in my 3 BR 3 B AC'd and heated house, with a full fridge of nourishment, I finish watching this film desperately wishing I could have been one of the Corp. A deep melancholy settles into me. The only cure I have found for this morbid depression is to get my rig ready, and shoot up my medicine by hitting replay. Again, and again, and again,...... I fear for my sanity. I have tried exploring the wilderness around me, but I can only hike a few yards without meeting some other human or their waste. Alas.

This documentary is another great one by Ken Burns of the two year Lewis and Clark expedition into no-mans land starting in St Louis, and returning there two years later. I learned about all the basics of this journey in high school but this goes into much more detail into an almost unimaginable journey. This is not a dry historical film. Everyone should see it, for the historical significance of the journey. How they dealt with all the Indians, how they found food, how they forged 15-20 miles around waterfalls. Just, wow.