The Civil War

The Civil War (1990)

PBS
Sep 23, 1990 US 76 min per episode Ended
7.9 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
129 votes
Documentary War & Politics

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

1

Episodes

1 - 1
Episode 1 of The Civil War
The Cause: 1861
Sep 23, 1990
★ 6.2
1 - 2
Episode 2 of The Civil War
A Very Bloody Affair: 1862
Sep 24, 1990
★ 5.9
1 - 3
Episode 3 of The Civil War
Forever Free: 1862
Sep 24, 1990
★ 6.5
1 - 4
Episode 4 of The Civil War
Simply Murder: 1863
Sep 25, 1990
★ 6.5
1 - 5
Episode 5 of The Civil War
The Universe of Battle: 1863
Sep 25, 1990
★ 6.5
1 - 6
Episode 6 of The Civil War
Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864
Sep 26, 1990
★ 6.5
1 - 7
Episode 7 of The Civil War
Most Hallowed Ground: 1864
Sep 26, 1990
★ 6.5
1 - 8
Episode 8 of The Civil War
War Is All Hell: 1865
Sep 27, 1990
★ 6.7
1 - 9
Episode 9 of The Civil War
The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865
Sep 27, 1990
★ 6.5

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Synopsis

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

Keywords

civil war, slavery, miniseries, american civil war, 19th century, american historical foundation, american history, war documentary, historical documentary, historical events.

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Main cast

David McCullough
David McCullough
as Narrator (voice)
Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Julie Harris
Julie Harris
as Mary Chestnut (voice)
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
as Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
as Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
Paul Roebling
Paul Roebling
as Joshua Chamberlain (voice)
Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor
as Walt Whitman (voice)
George Black
George Black
as Robert E. Lee (voice)
Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
as William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)
Christopher Murney
Christopher Murney
as Elisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)

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