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The Civil War

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1990
  • TV-14
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
9.0/10
27K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,844
44
The Civil War (1990)
The Civil War: A Film By Ken Burns (At Bull Run)
Play trailer2:23
2 Videos
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DocuseriesHistory DocumentaryMilitary DocumentaryDocumentaryHistoryWar

A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.

  • Stars
    • David McCullough
    • Sam Waterston
    • Julie Harris
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    9.0/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,844
    44
    • Stars
      • David McCullough
      • Sam Waterston
      • Julie Harris
    • 109User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated TV #37
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 14 wins & 3 nominations total

    Episodes

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    The Civil War: A Film By Ken Burns (At Bull Run)
    Trailer 2:23
    The Civil War: A Film By Ken Burns (At Bull Run)
    The Civil War
    Trailer 1:14
    The Civil War
    The Civil War
    Trailer 1:14
    The Civil War

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    Top Cast55

    David McCullough
    David McCullough
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1990
    Sam Waterston
    Sam Waterston
    • President Abraham Lincoln
    • 1990
    Julie Harris
    Julie Harris
    • Mary Chestnut
    • 1990
    Jason Robards
    Jason Robards
    • Ulysses S. Grant
    • 1990
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Frederick Douglass…
    • 1990
    Paul Roebling
    • Joshua L. Chamberlain…
    • 1990
    Garrison Keillor
    Garrison Keillor
    • Walt Whitman…
    • 1990
    George Black
    • Robert E. Lee
    • 1990
    Arthur Miller
    Arthur Miller
    • William Tecumseh Sherman…
    • 1990
    Christopher Murney
    Christopher Murney
    • Pvt. Elijah Hunt Rhodes
    • 1990
    Charles McDowell
    • Pvt. Sam Watkins
    • 1990
    Horton Foote
    Horton Foote
    • Jefferson Davis
    • 1990
    George Plimpton
    George Plimpton
    • George Templeton Strong…
    • 1990
    Philip Bosco
    Philip Bosco
    • Horace Greeley…
    • 1990
    Terry Courier
    • George McClellan
    • 1990
    Jody Powell
    • Stonewall Jackson…
    • 1990
    Studs Terkel
    Studs Terkel
    • Benjamin F. Butler
    • 1990
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Various
    • 1990
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    • Trivia
      Shelby Foote became a celebrity after the success of this mini-series. Foote's phone number was listed in his local phone book, and he received frequent calls from fans. He never removed his number from the phone book, and received calls whenever the mini-series aired for the rest of his life.
    • Goofs
      Contrary to this documentary (and many historians) Winfield Scott never recommended Robet E. Lee for anything more than a "significant command" nor did Lincoln offer Lee command of the Union Army.

      An advisor to the President, Francis P. Blair, DID offer Lee command of the Defenses of Washington, via letter, but there are NO records that Lee. An Lincoln ever met in person.
    • Quotes
      • Abraham Lincoln: As a nation, we began by declaring that "All men are created equal." We now practically read it, "All men are created equal, except Negroes." Soon, it will read "All men are created equal, except Negroes, and Foreigners and Catholics." When it comes to this, I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty. To Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.
    • Connections
      Featured in Entertainment Weekly's the New Classics: TV (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Ashokan Farewell
      Written by Jay Ungar
      Performed by Fiddle Fever

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 23, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fuqarolar urushi
    • Production companies
      • American Documentaries Inc.
      • Florentine Films
      • Kenneth Lauren Burns
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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