The Civil War
- Documentary
- War & Politics
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
- Season
- 1
- Episodes
- 9
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Rating
- Rated 7.9 out of 10
This show has ended, so there are no new episodes to remind you about.
Latest episode · aired
The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865
S01 · E09 · Aired Sep 27, 1990
Episode guide
Seasons
Starring
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)
Arthur Miller
William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)
Christopher Murney
Elisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)
Charles McDowell
Samuel R. Watkins (voice)
Horton Foote
Jefferson Davis (voice)
George Plimpton
George Templeton Strong (voice)
Philip Bosco
Horace Greeley (voice)
Terry Courier
George B. McClellan (voice)
Jody Powell
Stonewall Jackson / Various (voice)
Studs Terkel
Benjamin Butler / Various
Hoyt Axton
Various (voice)
Behind the camera
Creators and crew
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The fine print
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- Sep 23, 1990
- Last aired
- Sep 27, 1990
- Networks
- PBS
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 9
- Community rating
- 7.9 / 10 from 129 votes