The Civil War
The Civil War
The Civil War
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1990- 1990
1 Seasons
9 Episodes
7.9(121 votes)
Ended
Documentary
War & Politics
Drama

Overview

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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Production Companies

Florentine Films
WETA
Time-Life Video

Cast & Crew

29 members
Acting

David McCullough

Narrator

David McCullough
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Sam Waterston

Abraham Lincoln

Sam Waterston
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Julie Harris

Mary Chestnut

Julie Harris
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Jason Robards

Ulysses S. Grant

Jason Robards
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Morgan Freeman

Frederick Douglass

Morgan Freeman
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Paul Roebling

Joshua Chamberlain

Paul Roebling
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Garrison Keillor

Walt Whitman

Garrison Keillor
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George Black

Robert E. Lee

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Writing

Arthur Miller

William Tecumseh Sherman

Arthur Miller
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Christopher Murney

Elisha Hunt Rhodes

Christopher Murney
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Charles McDowell

Samuel R. Watkins

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Horton Foote

Jefferson Davis

Horton Foote
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George Plimpton

George Templeton Strong

George Plimpton
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Philip Bosco

Horace Greeley

Philip Bosco
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Terry Courier

George B. McClellan

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Jody Powell

Stonewall Jackson / Various

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Studs Terkel

Benjamin Butler / Various

Studs Terkel
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Hoyt Axton

Various

Hoyt Axton
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John Hartford

Various

John Hartford
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Colleen Dewhurst

Various

Colleen Dewhurst
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Shelby Foote

Various

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Ronnie Gilbert

Various

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Jeremy Irons

Various

Jeremy Irons
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Gene Jones

Various

Gene Jones
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Derek Jacobi

Various

Derek Jacobi
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Kurt Vonnegut

Various

Kurt Vonnegut
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Laurence Fishburne

Various

Laurence Fishburne
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Pamela Reed

Various

Pamela Reed
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M. Emmet Walsh

Various

M. Emmet Walsh

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