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The Civil War Poster

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Original Title The Civil War
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Miniseries
Total Episodes 9
Total Seasons 1
Popularity 9.5

Networks

PBS
US

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
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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
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Charles McDowell
Samuel R. Watkins
9 episodes
Horton Foote
Horton Foote
Jefferson Davis
9 episodes

Key Crew

Producer Stephen Ives, Catherine Yang Eisele, Mike Hill
Executive Producer Ken Burns

Seasons

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Specials
15 episodes
Miniseries
Miniseries
9 episodes 1990

Photographs, period paintings, lithographs and headlines of the Civil War are combined with moving n...

Networks

PBS
US

Videos & Trailers

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

Image Gallery

Backdrops
Backdrop Image
Backdrop Image
Backdrop Image
Posters
Poster Image

Keywords

civil war slavery miniseries american civil war 19th century american historical foundation historical documentary historical events
Rating
8.0
/10

Based on 118 votes

Details
First Air Date September 23, 1990
Last Air Date September 27, 1990
Country US
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 9.5
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