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The Civil War [videorecording] / American Documentaries, Inc., Florentine Films and Time-Life Video presents a film by Ken Burns ; producers, Ken Burns, Ric Burns ; writers, Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward ; director, Ken Burns.

Axton, Hoyt. (Added Author). Burns, Ken, 1953- (Added Author). Burns, Ken, 1953- (producer,, director,, screenwriter.). Burns, Ric, (producer,, screenwriter.). Burns, Ric. (Added Author). Dewhurst, Colleen. (Added Author). Fishburne, Laurence, 1961- (Added Author). Freeman, Morgan. (Added Author). Irons, Jeremy, 1948- (Added Author). Jacobi, Derek. (Added Author). McCullough, David G., (narrator.). McCullough, David G. (Added Author). Robards, Jason. (Added Author). Shaw, Bruce, (film editor.). Shaw, Bruce. (Added Author). Ward, Geoffrey C., (screenwriter.). Ward, Geoffrey C. (Added Author). Waterston, Sam. (Added Author). American Documentary, Inc. (Added Author). Florentine Films. (Added Author). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). PBS Home Video. (Added Author). Time-Life Video. (Added Author). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) (Added Author). Narrator: David McCullough ; voices: Hoyt Axton, Colleen Dewhurst, Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Jason Robards, Sam Waterston. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1415702470
  • ISBN: 9781415702475
  • Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (700 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS Home Video, [2004]
  • Distributor: Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Full screen presentation.
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 battlefield maps.
Formatted Contents Note:
disc 1. Episode one : the Cause (1861) -- disc 2. Episodes two and three : A Very Bloody Affair, Forever Free (1862) -- disc 3. Episodes four and five : Simply Murder, the Universe of Battle (1863) -- disc 4. Episodes six and seven : Valley of the Shadow of Death, Most Hallowed Ground (1864) -- disc 5. Episodes eight and nine : War is All Hell, the Better Angles of Our Nature (1865)
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Cinematographers, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Tricia Reidy, Bruce Shaw.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator: David McCullough ; voices: Hoyt Axton, Colleen Dewhurst, Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Jason Robards, Sam Waterston.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; 5.1 surround sound.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
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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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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