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The Civil War

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The Civil War — Plot

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

  • Release date
  • September 23, 1990
  • Runtime
  • 76 min
  • TMDB score
  • 7.9
1 seasons Documentary, War & Politics

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The Civil War — Cast

David McCullough photo David McCullough Narrator (voice) Sam Waterston photo Sam Waterston Abraham Lincoln (voice) Julie Harris photo Julie Harris Mary Chestnut (voice) Jason Robards photo Jason Robards Ulysses S. Grant (voice) Morgan Freeman photo Morgan Freeman Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice) Paul Roebling photo Paul Roebling Joshua Chamberlain (voice) Garrison Keillor photo Garrison Keillor Walt Whitman (voice) George Black Robert E. Lee (voice)

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Episodes

Specials15 episodesSeason page
Miniseries9 episodesSeason page

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