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The Civil War (1990)

8.01h 16mDocumentary — War & Politics

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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A high-signal pick with 140 votes.

Florentine Films / American Documentary Films Inc. / Kenneth Lauren Burns / WETA / Time-Life Video

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Director: Ken Burns

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Cast & crew

David McCullough as Narrator (voice)

David McCullough

Narrator (voice)

Sam Waterston as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Sam Waterston

Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Julie Harris as Mary Chestnut (voice)

Julie Harris

Mary Chestnut (voice)

Jason Robards as Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

Jason Robards

Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

Morgan Freeman as Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)

Morgan Freeman

Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)

Paul Roebling as Joshua Chamberlain (voice)

Paul Roebling

Joshua Chamberlain (voice)

Garrison Keillor as Walt Whitman (voice)

Garrison Keillor

Walt Whitman (voice)

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George Black

Robert E. Lee (voice)

Arthur Miller as William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)

Arthur Miller

William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)

Christopher Murney as Elisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)

Christopher Murney

Elisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)

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Charles McDowell

Samuel R. Watkins (voice)

Horton Foote as Jefferson Davis (voice)

Horton Foote

Jefferson Davis (voice)

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