The Civil War

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Documentary·War & Politics·1990·1 Seasons

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

Starring: David McCullough,Sam Waterston,Julie Harris,Jason Robards

Episodes

Miniseries
The Cause: 1861

S01 | E01

The Cause: 1861

1990-09-23

A Very Bloody Affair: 1862

S01 | E02

A Very Bloody Affair: 1862

1990-09-24

Forever Free: 1862

S01 | E03

Forever Free: 1862

1990-09-24

Simply Murder: 1863

S01 | E04

Simply Murder: 1863

1990-09-25

The Universe of Battle: 1863

S01 | E05

The Universe of Battle: 1863

1990-09-25

Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864

S01 | E06

Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864

1990-09-26

Most Hallowed Ground: 1864

S01 | E07

Most Hallowed Ground: 1864

1990-09-26

War Is All Hell: 1865

S01 | E08

War Is All Hell: 1865

1990-09-27

The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865

S01 | E09

The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865

1990-09-27

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

George Black

Robert E. Lee

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

William Tecumseh Sherman

Christopher Murney

Christopher Murney

Elisha Hunt Rhodes

Charles McDowell

Charles McDowell

Samuel R. Watkins

Horton Foote

Horton Foote

Jefferson Davis

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

George Templeton Strong

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Horace Greeley

Details

First Aired
1990-09-23
Last Aired
1990-09-27
Status
Ended
Network
PBS
Production
Florentine Films, American Documentary Films Inc.
Creator

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