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The Civil War

The Civil War

19907.91 Season9 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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

Created by Ken Burns
Produced by Catherine Yang Eisele, Stephen Ives, Julie A. Dunfey
NetworksPBS

Top 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

G

George Black

Robert E. Lee

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

William Tecumseh Sherman

Christopher Murney

Christopher Murney

Elisha Hunt Rhodes

Themes & Keywords

civil warslaveryminiseriesamerican civil war19th centuryamerican historical foundationhistorical documentaryhistorical events

About The Civil War

The Civil War is a documentary, war & politics series that first aired in 1990 exploring themes of civil war, slavery, miniseries, american civil war, 19th century, american historical foundation. Created by Ken Burns, it stars David McCullough, Sam Waterston, Julie Harris. 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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