| Description |
5 videodiscs (approximately 660 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a television mini series in 1990. |
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Special features: Behind-the-scenes : The Civil War Reconstruction ; Commentary by Ken Burns ; Additional interviews with Ken Burns, George Will, Shelby Foote, Stanley Crouch, Jay Unger and Molly Mason ; Inside the Civil War biography cards ; Civil War challenge ; Ken Burns : making history ; A conversation with Ken Burns. |
| Credits |
Cinematographers, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Bruce Shaw and Tricia Reidy. |
| Cast |
Narrator: David McCullough ; voices: Hoyt Axton, Colleen Dewhurst, Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Jason Robards, Sam Waterston. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. The cause -- Disc 2. A very bloody affair; Forever free -- Disc 3. Simply murder; The universe of battle -- Disc 4. Valley of the shadow of death; Most hallowed ground -- Disc 5. War is all hell; The better angels of our nature. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; 5.1 stereo surround sound. |
| 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"). |
| Language |
English dialogue; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Soldiers.
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Military art and science -- History.
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Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Confederate States of America -- History, Military.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953-
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Burns, Ric.
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Dewhurst, Colleen.
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Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961-
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Freeman, Morgan.
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Irons, Jeremy, 1948-
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Jacobi, Derek.
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Robards, Jason.
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Waterston, Sam.
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Shaw, Bruce, 1941-
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American Documentary, Inc.
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Florentine Films.
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Time-Life Video.
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PBS Home Video.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780638875 |
| Standard No. |
794054868920 |
| Music No. |
88582 PBS Home Video |
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