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        The Civil War
        8.1
        (105 votes)

        The Civil War

        1990
        Documentary
        War / Politics
        Drama
        1 season

        Overview

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

        Creators

        Director, Writer
        Ken Burns
        Writer
        Geoffrey C. Ward
        The Civil War

        Cast

        Full Cast
        David McCullough
        David McCullough
        Narrator (9 episodes)
        Sam Waterston
        Sam Waterston
        Abraham Lincoln (9 episodes)
        Julie Harris
        Julie Harris
        Mary Chestnut (9 episodes)
        Jason Robards
        Jason Robards
        Ulysses S. Grant (9 episodes)
        Morgan Freeman
        Morgan Freeman
        Frederick Douglass (9 episodes)
        Paul Roebling
        Paul Roebling
        Joshua Chamberlain (9 episodes)
        Garrison Keillor
        Garrison Keillor
        Walt Whitman (9 episodes)
        George Black
        Robert E. Lee (9 episodes)
        Arthur Miller
        Arthur Miller
        William Tecumseh Sherman (9 episodes)
        Christopher Murney
        Christopher Murney
        Elisha Hunt Rhodes (9 episodes)
        Charles McDowell
        Samuel R. Watkins (9 episodes)
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        TV Show Details

        Status
        Ended after Season 1 (27/09/1990)
        Original language
        English
        Production companies
        ⚔️Civil war
        ⛓Slavery
        Miniseries
        American civil war
        robert e lee
        19th century
        american historical foundation
        Historical documentary
        Historical events
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