The Civil War
★ 7.9·1990·1 season·9 episodes·Documentary and War & Politics
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Overview
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Ended (Sep 23, 1990)
Where to watch
- With a subscription
- Free
- Free with ads
- Buy or rent
Seasons and episodes
Cast
33 people
David McCulloughNarrator (voice)
Sam WaterstonAbraham Lincoln (voice)
Julie HarrisMary Chestnut (voice)
Jason RobardsUlysses S. Grant (voice)
Morgan FreemanFrederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
Paul RoeblingJoshua Chamberlain (voice)
Garrison KeillorWalt Whitman (voice)- GBGeorge BlackRobert E. Lee (voice)
Arthur MillerWilliam Tecumseh Sherman (voice)
Christopher MurneyElisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)- CMCharles McDowellSamuel R. Watkins (voice)
Horton FooteJefferson Davis (voice)
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George PlimptonGeorge Templeton Strong (voice)
Philip BoscoHorace Greeley (voice)- TCTerry CourierGeorge B. McClellan (voice)
- JPJody PowellStonewall Jackson / Various (voice)
Studs TerkelBenjamin Butler / Various
Hoyt AxtonVarious (voice)
John HartfordVarious (voice)
Colleen DewhurstVarious (voice)- SFShelby FooteVarious (voice)
- RGRonnie GilbertVarious (voice)
Jeremy IronsVarious (voice)
Gene JonesVarious (voice)
Derek JacobiWilliam Russell / Various (voice)
Kurt VonnegutVarious (voice)
Laurence FishburneSgt. Louis Douglas / Samuel Jess / Various (voice)
Pamela ReedVarious (voice)
M. Emmet WalshVarious (voice)- BFBarbara FieldsVarious (voice)
Abraham LincolnHimself (archive footage)- RERobert E. LeeHimself (archive footage)
Frederick DouglassHimself (archive footage)
