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The Civil War

1990
1 Season • 9 Episodes
DocumentaryWar & Politics

Overview

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Cast

20 people
Photo of David McCullough as Narrator (voice)

David McCullough

Narrator (voice)

Photo of Sam Waterston as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Sam Waterston

Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Photo of Julie Harris as Mary Chestnut (voice)

Julie Harris

Mary Chestnut (voice)

Photo of Jason Robards as Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

Jason Robards

Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

Photo of Morgan Freeman as Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)

Morgan Freeman

Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)

Photo of Paul Roebling as Joshua Chamberlain (voice)

Paul Roebling

Joshua Chamberlain (voice)

Photo of Garrison Keillor as Walt Whitman (voice)

Garrison Keillor

Walt Whitman (voice)

Photo of George Black as Robert E. Lee (voice)

George Black

Robert E. Lee (voice)

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