The Civil War
Limited Series
1990
2h 20m
TV-14
English
Documentary, War & Politics, War, History
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A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
The Civil War
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Latest Episodes
War is All Hell: 1865
Season 1 Episode 8
September 27th 1990
The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865
Season 1 Episode 9
September 27th 1990
Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864
Season 1 Episode 6
September 26th 1990
Most Hallowed Ground: 1864
Season 1 Episode 7
September 26th 1990
Simply Murder: 1863
Season 1 Episode 4
September 25th 1990
The Universe of Battle: 1863
Season 1 Episode 5
September 25th 1990
A Very Bloody Affair: 1862
Season 1 Episode 2
September 24th 1990
Forever Free: 1862
Season 1 Episode 3
September 24th 1990
The Cause: 1861
Season 1 Episode 1
September 23rd 1990
Cast
Frederick Douglass
Robert E. Lee
Samuel R. Watkins
Jefferson Davis
George B. McClellan
Stonewall Jackson / Various
Benjamin Butler / Various
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Horace Greeley
George Templeton Strong
Narrator
Various
Mary Chestnut
Elisha Hunt Rhodes
Various
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Ulysses S. Grant
Various
Directed By: Ken Burns (9 Episodes)
Written By: Geoffrey C. Ward (9 Episodes), Ken Burns (9 Episodes)
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rnhaas
/10 11 months ago
I first watched The Civil War when I was 8 or 9 and never since. On watching it this time, I am amazed I still remember some of it; it obviously had a big impression on me.
This documentary is an important landmark – kind of like the American version of Shoah – the first long-form American do More
This documentary is an important landmark – kind of like the American version of Shoah – the first long-form American do More
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