Synopsis
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Series Information
- First Aired
- 1990
- Last Aired
- 1990
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 9
- Episode Length
- 76 min
- Genre
- Documentary, War & Politics
- Network
- PBS
- Status
- Ended
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (129 votes)
Top Cast
David McCullough
Narrator (voice)
Sam Waterston
Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Julie Harris
Mary Chestnut (voice)
Jason Robards
Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
Morgan Freeman
Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
Paul Roebling
Joshua Chamberlain (voice)
Garrison Keillor
Walt Whitman (voice)
George Black
Robert E. Lee (voice)
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