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Acclaimed PBS documentary series examines the causes and effects of the tragic war, as well as individual battles. Nine volumes.
Original Release
09/23/1990 on PBS
US Release
09/23/1990
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sam Waterston | Abraham Lincoln / President Abraham Lincoln |
| Julie Harris | Mary Chestnut |
| Jason Robards | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Morgan Freeman | Frederick Douglass / John Boston |
| Paul Roebling | Joshua L. Chamberlain / Various / Joshua Chamberlain / Washington Roebling / Sullivan Ballou |
| Garrison Keillor | Walt Whitman / Various |
| George Black | Robert E. Lee |
| David McCullough | Self - Narrator / Narrator |
| Arthur Miller | William Tecumseh Sherman / John Brown |
| Christopher Murney | Pvt. Elijah Hunt Rhodes / Elisha Hunt Rhodes |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cause (1861) | Sunday, 23 September 1990 |
| 2 | A Very Bloody Affair (1862) | Monday, 24 September 1990 |
| 3 | Forever Free (1862) | Monday, 24 September 1990 |
| 4 | Simply Murder (1863) | Tuesday, 25 September 1990 |
| 5 | The Universe of Battle (1863) | Tuesday, 25 September 1990 |
| 6 | Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864) | Wednesday, 26 September 1990 |
| 7 | Most Hallowed Ground (1864) | Wednesday, 26 September 1990 |
| 8 | War Is All Hell (1865) | Thursday, 27 September 1990 |
| 9 | The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) | Thursday, 27 September 1990 |
Directors
Writers
Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns, Ken Burns
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sam Waterston | Abraham Lincoln / President Abraham Lincoln |
| Julie Harris | Mary Chestnut |
| Jason Robards | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Morgan Freeman | Frederick Douglass / John Boston |
| Paul Roebling | Joshua L. Chamberlain / Various / Joshua Chamberlain / Washington Roebling / Sullivan Ballou |
| Garrison Keillor | Walt Whitman / Various |
| George Black | Robert E. Lee |
| David McCullough | Self - Narrator / Narrator |
| Arthur Miller | William Tecumseh Sherman / John Brown |
| Christopher Murney | Pvt. Elijah Hunt Rhodes / Elisha Hunt Rhodes |
| Charles McDowell | Pvt. Sam Watkins / Samuel R. Watkins |
| Horton Foote | Jefferson Davis |
| George Plimpton | George Templeton Strong / New York World |
| Philip Bosco | Horace Greeley / Various |
| Terry Courier | George McClellan / George B. McClellan |
| Jody Powell | Stonewall Jackson / Various |
| Studs Terkel | Benjamin F. Butler / Benjamin Butler / Various |
| Jeremy Irons | Various |
| Derek Jacobi | Various / William Russell |
| Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | Various |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ken Burns | Executive Producer |
| Ric Burns | Producer |
| Jim Corbley | Producer |
| Catherine Eisele-Yang | Producer |
| Sara O'Brien | Producer |
| Camilla Rockwell | Producer |
| Daniel J. White | Producer |
| Christopher Darling | Producer |
| Susanna Steisel | Producer |
| Julie Dunfey | Producer |
| Mike Hill | Producer |
| Stephen Ives | Producer |
| Justin Rhodes | Producer |
| Lynn Novick | Producer |
| Mike Hill | Producer |
Trailers
The Civil War: A Film By Ken Burns (At Bull Run)
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual - Informational Programming | Won |
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Informational Series | Won |
