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The Civil War

  • TV series
  • 1990
  • TV-14
  • 1 season
  • 9 episodes
8.0

TMDB audience rating
8.0 out of 10 from 140 votes

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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.

Roughly 11h 24m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 9 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 76 minutes.

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Series cast and crew

  • David McCullough

    David McCulloughNarrator (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Sam Waterston

    Sam WaterstonAbraham Lincoln (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Julie Harris

    Julie HarrisMary Chestnut (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Jason Robards

    Jason RobardsUlysses S. Grant (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Morgan Freeman

    Morgan FreemanFrederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Paul Roebling

    Paul RoeblingJoshua Chamberlain (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Garrison Keillor

    Garrison KeillorWalt Whitman (voice)
    9 episodes

  • George BlackRobert E. Lee (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Arthur Miller

    Arthur MillerWilliam Tecumseh Sherman (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Christopher Murney

    Christopher MurneyElisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Charles McDowellSamuel R. Watkins (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Horton Foote

    Horton FooteJefferson Davis (voice)
    9 episodes

  • George Plimpton

    George PlimptonGeorge Templeton Strong (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Philip Bosco

    Philip BoscoHorace Greeley (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Terry CourierGeorge B. McClellan (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Jody PowellStonewall Jackson / Various (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Studs Terkel

    Studs TerkelBenjamin Butler / Various
    9 episodes

  • Hoyt Axton

    Hoyt AxtonVarious (voice)
    9 episodes

Network
PBS

Seasons and episodes