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An edition of The Civil War (2002)

The Civil War

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An epic documentary bringing life to America's most destructive - and defining - conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and the ordinary soldiers. A heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one again.

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PBS Home Video, Warner Home Video
Language
English
Pages
660

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History, Pictorial works

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Ken Burns (1953-)

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United States

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Civil War, 1861-1865
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Cover of: The Civil War
The Civil War: a film by Ken Burns.
2002, WETA
Electronic resource in English
Cover of: The Civil War
The Civil War
2002, PBS Home Video, Warner Home Video
videorecording / in English
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Table of Contents

disc 1. The cause, 1861
disc 2. A very bloody affair , 1862 ; Forever free, 1862
disc 3. Simply murder, 1863 ; The universe of battle, 1863
disc 4. Valley of the shadow of death, 1864 ; Most hallowed ground, 1864
disc 5. War is all hell, 1865 ; The better angels of our nature, 1865.

Edition Notes

"PBS DVD Gold."

Originally produced as a television mini series in 1990.

Special features: behind-the-scenes: "The Civil War Reconstruction"; commentary track by Ken Burns; interviews with George Will, Shelby Foote and Stanley Crouch; biography cards and interactive maps.

Cinematographers, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Tricia Reidy, Bruce Shaw.

Narrator: David McCullough ; voices: Hoyt Axton, Colleen Dewhurst, Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Jason Robards, Sam Waterston.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD, 5.1 stereo surround sound.

Closed-captioned.

Emmy Awards, 1991: Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming (Geoffrey C. Ward (writer), Ric Burns (writer), Ken Burns (writer) - For episode #9: "The Better Angels Of Our Nature") ; Outstanding Informational Series (Ken Burns (producer), Ric Burns (producer), Stephen Ives (co-producer), Julie Dunfey (co-producer), Mike Hill (co-producer), Catherine Eisele (coordinating producer) - For episode #5 "The Universe Of Battle").

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Burbank, CA
Other Titles
Cause, 1861., Very bloody affair, 1862., Forever free, 1862., Simply murder, 1863., Universe of battle, 1863., Valley of the shadow of death, 1864., Most hallowed ground, 1865, War is all hell, 1865., Better angels of our nature, 1865.

The Physical Object

Format
[videorecording] /
Pagination
5 videodiscs (approx. 660 min.)
Number of pages
660

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL47072371M
ISBN 10
0780638875
OCLC/WorldCat
50793883

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Work Description

Companion Web site to Civil War, a nine part WETA-TV documentary, co-produced by brothers Ken and Ric Burns that first aired in 1990. The producers used archival photographs, live modern cinematography, music, narration, and a chorus of first-person voices to tell the story of the bloodiest war in American history. The site includes background information on the making of the film; allows users to browse images from the war; has a section for classroom instruction; and provides links to related resources.

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