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The Civil War

★ 8.0 (118 votes) | 1990 | 1h 16m
DocumentaryWar & PoliticsDrama
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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  • Status Ended
  • First Air Date September 23, 1990
  • Last Air Date September 27, 1990
  • Seasons 1
  • Episodes 9
  • Networks PBS

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Miniseries
Miniseries

9 episodes • 1990

Photographs, period paintings, lithographs and headlines of the Civil War are combined with moving newsreel footage of Civil War veterans, interviews with distinguished historians and first-person accounts in this award-winning documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns. The miniseries vividly embraces the entire sweep of the war: the complex causes and lasting effects of America's greatest and most moving calamity, the battles and the homefronts, the generals and the private soldiers, the anguish of death in battle and the grief of families at home.

Videos

The Civil War | A Film By Ken Burns | PBS America
The Civil War | A Film By Ken Burns | PBS America

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