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David McCulloughNarrator (voice)
Sam WaterstonAbraham Lincoln (voice)
Julie HarrisMary Chestnut (voice)
Jason RobardsUlysses S. Grant (voice)
Morgan FreemanFrederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
Paul RoeblingJoshua Chamberlain (voice)
Garrison KeillorWalt Whitman (voice)George BlackRobert E. Lee (voice) 
Arthur MillerWilliam Tecumseh Sherman (voice)
Christopher MurneyElisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)Charles McDowellSamuel R. Watkins (voice) 
Horton FooteJefferson Davis (voice)
The Civil War
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Genres: Documentary, War & Politics
Cast: David McCullough, Sam Waterston, Julie Harris, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman
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The Civil War (1990) is a TV series in the documentary, war & politics genres. The cast includes David McCullough, Sam Waterston, Julie Harris, Jason Robards.
- Released
- 1990-09-23
- Original language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 9
- Status
- Ended
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Production companies
- Florentine Films, American Documentary Films Inc., Kenneth Lauren Burns, WETA, Time-Life Video
The Civil War cast & characters
David McCulloughNarrator (voice)Sam WaterstonAbraham Lincoln (voice)Julie HarrisMary Chestnut (voice)Jason RobardsUlysses S. Grant (voice)Morgan FreemanFrederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)Paul RoeblingJoshua Chamberlain (voice)Garrison KeillorWalt Whitman (voice)Arthur MillerWilliam Tecumseh Sherman (voice)Christopher MurneyElisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)Horton FooteJefferson Davis (voice)Audience reviews
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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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