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The Civil War

TV • 1990

The Civil War

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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.

TMDB ★ 4.0/5Votes: 140
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DocumentaryWar & Politics

Top Cast

David McCullough

David McCullough

Narrator (voice)

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Julie Harris

Julie Harris

Mary Chestnut (voice)

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)

Paul Roebling

Paul Roebling

Joshua Chamberlain (voice)

Garrison Keillor

Garrison Keillor

Walt Whitman (voice)

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George Black

Robert E. Lee (voice)

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)

Christopher Murney

Christopher Murney

Elisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)

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Charles McDowell

Samuel R. Watkins (voice)

Horton Foote

Horton Foote

Jefferson Davis (voice)

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

George Templeton Strong (voice)

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Horace Greeley (voice)

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Status

Ended

Release

September 23, 1990

Episode Runtime

76 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Episodes

9 • 1 seasons