The Civil War
1990/09/23 - 1990/09/27 • Ended • 1 Seasons • English, German
Overview
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Creator(s) : N/A
Casts
David McCullough
Narrator
Sam Waterston
Abraham Lincoln
Julie Harris
Mary Chestnut
Jason Robards
Ulysses S. Grant
Morgan Freeman
Frederick Douglass
Paul Roebling
Joshua Chamberlain
Garrison Keillor
Walt Whitman
Arthur Miller
William Tecumseh Sherman
Christopher Murney
Elisha Hunt Rhodes
Horton Foote
Jefferson Davis
George Plimpton
George Templeton Strong
Philip Bosco
Horace Greeley
Studs Terkel
Benjamin Butler / Various
Hoyt Axton
Various
John Hartford
Various
Colleen Dewhurst
Various
Jeremy Irons
Various
Gene Jones
Various
Derek Jacobi
Various
Kurt Vonnegut
Various
Laurence Fishburne
Various
Pamela Reed
Various
M. Emmet Walsh
Various
Last Season
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Miniseries
1990/09/22 • 9 Episodes
Photographs, period paintings, lithographs and headlines of the Civil War are combined with moving newsreel footage of Civil War veterans, interviews ...Read more
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