The Civil War
The Civil War

Series·1990·1 Season

The Civil War

Country

US

Language

German

Episodes

9

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// overview

The Story

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Producer

Ken Burns, Stephen Ives

Cinematography

Ken Burns

Music

Jay Ungar

Themes

civil warslaveryminiseriesamerican civil war19th centuryamerican historical foundationhistorical documentaryhistorical events

Production House

Florentine Films
American Documentary Films Inc.
Kenneth Lauren Burns
WETA
Time-Life Video

Audience Score

79%

127 votes

Skip6%
Timepass15%
Go for it37%
Perfection42%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

David McCullough

David McCullough

Narrator

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Abraham Lincoln

Julie Harris

Julie Harris

Mary Chestnut

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Ulysses S. Grant

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Frederick Douglass

Paul Roebling

Paul Roebling

Joshua Chamberlain

Garrison Keillor

Garrison Keillor

Walt Whitman

George Black

Robert E. Lee

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

William Tecumseh Sherman

Christopher Murney

Christopher Murney

Elisha Hunt Rhodes

Charles McDowell

Samuel R. Watkins

Horton Foote

Horton Foote

Jefferson Davis

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

George Templeton Strong

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Horace Greeley

Terry Courier

George B. McClellan

Jody Powell

Stonewall Jackson / Various

Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel

Benjamin Butler / Various

Hoyt Axton

Hoyt Axton

Various

// crew

Crew

Paul Barnes

Editor

Jay Ungar

Jay Ungar

Original Music Composer

Ken Burns

Ken Burns

Director of Photography, Executive Producer

Stephen Ives

Stephen Ives

Producer

Catherine Yang Eisele

Producer

Mike Hill

Producer

Julie A. Dunfey

Producer

Ric Burns

Ric Burns

Producer

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