The Civil War / a Florentine Films presentation ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns and Ric Burns ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ric Burns with Ken Burns ; produced in association with WETA-TV ; a production of Florentine Films.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Civil War (Television program) Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	Florentine Films WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) PBS Home Video Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Burns, Ken, 1953- (Producer, Director, Screenwriter) Ward, Geoffrey C. (Screenwriter) Burns, Ric (Producer, Screenwriter) McCullough, David G. (Narrator) Dewhurst, Colleen Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- Freeman, Morgan Irons, Jeremy, 1948- Jacobi, Derek Robards, Jason Waterston, Sam Axton, Hoyt Shaw, Bruce, 1941- (Film editor)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	Burbank, CA : PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2004.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865. Confederate States of America > History, Military. Military art and science > History. Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865. Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861. Television programs > United States. Historical television programs. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television mini-series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Television programs Historical television programs. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television mini-series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	5 videodiscs (approximately 700 min.) : sound, color with black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
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.
Note:	Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1990; produced in 1989. Special features, disc 1: 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. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CL8 D0040809 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:	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").
ISBN:	1415702470 9781415702475 0780638875 (set) 9780780638877 (set)
Credits:	Narrator, David McCullough ; cinematographers, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Tricia Reidy, Bruce Shaw.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC; 5.1 surround sound, digitally remastered.
Participant or Performer:	Voices: Hoyt Axton, Colleen Dewhurst, Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Jason Robards, Sam Waterston.