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The Civil War

Documentary

War & Politics

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

Date: 09/23/1990
Rating: 8.1
Cast: David McCullough, Sam Waterston, Julie Harris, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman, Paul Roebling, Garrison Keillor, George Black, Arthur Miller, Christopher Murney, Charles McDowell, Horton Foote, George Plimpton, Philip Bosco, Terry Courier, Jody Powell, Studs Terkel, Hoyt Axton, John Hartford, Colleen Dewhurst, Shelby Foote, Ronnie Gilbert, Jeremy Irons, Gene Jones, Derek Jacobi, Kurt Vonnegut, Laurence Fishburne, Pamela Reed, M. Emmet Walsh

David McCullough as Narrator in The Civil War David McCullough

Sam Waterston as Abraham Lincoln in The Civil War Sam Waterston

Julie Harris as Mary Chestnut in The Civil War Julie Harris

Jason Robards as Ulysses S. Grant in The Civil War Jason Robards

Morgan Freeman as Frederick Douglass in The Civil War Morgan Freeman

Paul Roebling as Joshua Chamberlain in The Civil War Paul Roebling

Garrison Keillor as Walt Whitman in The Civil War Garrison Keillor

George Black

Arthur Miller as William Tecumseh Sherman in The Civil War Arthur Miller

Christopher Murney as Elisha Hunt Rhodes in The Civil War Christopher Murney

Charles McDowell

Horton Foote as Jefferson Davis in The Civil War Horton Foote

George Plimpton as George Templeton Strong in The Civil War George Plimpton

Philip Bosco as Horace Greeley in The Civil War Philip Bosco

Terry Courier

Jody Powell

Studs Terkel as Benjamin Butler / Various in The Civil War Studs Terkel

Hoyt Axton as Various in The Civil War Hoyt Axton

John Hartford as Various in The Civil War John Hartford

Colleen Dewhurst as Various in The Civil War Colleen Dewhurst

Shelby Foote

Ronnie Gilbert

Jeremy Irons as Various in The Civil War Jeremy Irons

Gene Jones as Various in The Civil War Gene Jones

Derek Jacobi as Various in The Civil War Derek Jacobi

Kurt Vonnegut as Various in The Civil War Kurt Vonnegut

Laurence Fishburne as Various in The Civil War Laurence Fishburne

Pamela Reed as Various in The Civil War Pamela Reed

M. Emmet Walsh as Various in The Civil War M. Emmet Walsh