The Civil War(1990)
series - first aired/released 1990-09-23 - audience 7.9
Documentary, War & Politics
Directed by Ken Burns
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Cast
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)- George BlackRobert E. Lee (voice)
Arthur MillerWilliam Tecumseh Sherman (voice)
Christopher MurneyElisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)- Charles McDowellSamuel R. Watkins (voice)
Horton FooteJefferson Davis (voice)
George PlimptonGeorge Templeton Strong (voice)
Philip BoscoHorace Greeley (voice)- Terry CourierGeorge B. McClellan (voice)
- Jody PowellStonewall Jackson / Various (voice)
Studs TerkelBenjamin Butler / Various
Hoyt AxtonVarious (voice)
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John HartfordVarious (voice)
Colleen DewhurstVarious (voice)- Shelby FooteVarious (voice)
- Ronnie 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)- Barbara FieldsVarious (voice)
Abraham LincolnSelf (archive footage)- Robert E. LeeSelf (archive footage)
Frederick DouglassSelf (archive footage)
Seasons
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