The Civil War - Season 1
Synopsis: Photographs, period paintings, lithographs and headlines of the Civil War are combined with moving newsreel footage of Civil War veterans, interviews with distinguished historians and first-person accounts in this award-winning documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns. The miniseries vividly embraces the entire sweep of the war: the complex causes and lasting effects of America's greatest and most moving calamity, the battles and the homefronts, the generals and the private soldiers, the anguish of death in battle and the grief of families at home.
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics, Drama
Cast: Sam Waterston, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman
Creator: Not Available
Country: United States
Episodes: 9
Duration: 76 min
Release: 09/22/1990
IMDb Rating: 9.0/10
