The Civil War

The Civil War (1990)


  • Genre: Documentary, War & Politics, Drama
  • First Air Date: 1990-09-23
  • Last Air Date: 1990-09-27
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 9
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 76 min.
  • Production Company: Florentine Films
  • Networks: PBS
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Summary

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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The Civil War Seasons

Season 0

First Air Date:
15 Episodes

Season 1

First Air Date: 1990-09-22
9 Episodes

The Civil War Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1The Cause (1861)140 min
Season 1Episode 2A Very Bloody Affair (1862)140 min
Season 1Episode 3Forever Free (1862)140 min
Season 1Episode 4Simply Murder (1863)140 min
Season 1Episode 5The Universe of Battle (1863)140 min
Season 1Episode 6Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864)140 min
Season 1Episode 7Most Hallowed Ground (1864)140 min
Season 1Episode 8War Is All Hell (1865)140 min
Season 1Episode 9The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865)140 min
  • David McCullough

    as Narrator
  • Sam Waterston

    as Abraham Lincoln
  • Julie Harris

    as Mary Chestnut
  • Jason Robards

    as Ulysses S. Grant
  • Morgan Freeman

    as Frederick Douglass
  • Paul Roebling

    as Joshua Chamberlain
  • Garrison Keillor

    as Walt Whitman
  • George Black

    as Robert E. Lee
  • Arthur Miller

    as William Tecumseh Sherman
  • Christopher Murney

    as Elisha Hunt Rhodes
  • Charles McDowell

    as Samuel R. Watkins
  • Horton Foote

    as Jefferson Davis
  • George Plimpton

    as George Templeton Strong
  • Philip Bosco

    as Horace Greeley
  • Terry Courier

    as George B. McClellan
  • Jody Powell

    as Stonewall Jackson / Various
  • Studs Terkel

    as Benjamin Butler / Various
  • Hoyt Axton

    as Various
  • John Hartford

    as Various
  • Colleen Dewhurst

    as Various
  • Shelby Foote

    as Various
  • Ronnie Gilbert

    as Various
  • Jeremy Irons

    as Various
  • Gene Jones

    as Various
  • Derek Jacobi

    as Various
  • Kurt Vonnegut

    as Various
  • Laurence Fishburne

    as Various
  • Pamela Reed

    as Various
  • M. Emmet Walsh

    as Various
Editing Paul Barnes Editor
Sound Jay Ungar Original Music Composer
Camera Ken Burns Director of Photography
Production Ric Burns Producer
Production Catherine Yang Eisele Producer
Production Mike Hill Producer
Production Stephen Ives Producer
Production Julie A. Dunfey Producer
Production Ken Burns Executive Producer