Rent The American Civil War (1990)
4.6 of 5 from 54 ratings
11h 30min
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- Synopsis:
- Ken Burn's 'The American Civil War' is the most ambitious, comprehensive and definitive account of the bloody conflict ever produced. This epic work - hailed around the world as one of the greatest documentary series ever made - took Academy Award-nominated director Ken Burns five years to produce. It features over 16,000 archival photographs and innumerable period paintings, lithographs and contemporary newspaper features, as well as battlefield tours, newsreel footage of veterans and music from the period. Graphic first hand accounts of the war are brought to life with readings by top actors and actresses.
- Actors:
- 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, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Gene Jones
- Directors:
- Ken Burns
- Producers:
- Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Jim Corbley, Christopher Darling, Justin Rhodes, Daniel J. White
- Narrated By:
- David McCullough
- Writers:
- Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns, Ken Burns
- Aka:
- Ken Burns' the Civil War / The Civil War
- Studio:
- DD Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Documentary, Special Interest
