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Uniform Title Civil War (Television program).
Title The Civil War / a Florentine Films production ; produced in association with WETA Washington, DC ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns and Ric Burns ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ric Burns with Ken Burns ; directed by Ken Burns.

Publication Info. [Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2015]
©2015

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  DVD 973.7 CIVIL DISC 1-6    Check Shelf
 Granby, F.H. Cossitt Branch - Adult  NONFICTION DVD 973.7 CIV Disc 1-6    Check Shelf
Edition [25th anniversary edition].
Description 6 videodiscs (approximately 11 hr.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm), in container 20 x 14 x 4 cm
Physical Medium 4 3/4 in.
stamping rdapm
Description digital rdatr
optical rdarm
stereo rdacpc
surround rdacpc
Dolby digital 2.0
5.1 Dolby digital Audio
NTSC rdabs
video file rdaft
DVD video
region 1 rdare
Documentary television programs lcgft
System Details DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (16x9) presentation; 5.1 surround (Discs 1-5), 2.0 stereo (Disc 6).
Note Title from disc surface.
Performer Narrated by David McCullough ; voices: Hoyt Axton, Colleen Dewhurst, Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Jason Robards, Sam Waterston.
Credits Edited by Paul Barnes, Bruce Shaw, Tricia Reidy ; cinematography: Ken Burns, Allen Moore, Buddy Squires ; restoration producer, Daniel J. White ; restoration associate producer, Christopher Darling.
Note "Fully restored"--Box
Wide screen.
Originally broadcast on television by PBS as a television mini-series in 1990.
Issued in two containers with 3 DVDs in each container; container [1] episodes 1-5 and container [2] episodes 6-9.
Special features: Making The Civil War: 25 years later; Restoring The Civil War; Complete high definition Shelby Foote interviews; Shelby Foote interview (2002); Remembering The Civil War: interview with Ken Burns; The Civil War in the classroom. Collector's booklet with bonus historical information and a letter from Ken Burns.
Summary "Hailed as a film masterpiece and landmark in historical storytelling, Ken Burns's epic documentary brings to life America's most destructive -- and defining -- conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one"--Back of container
Contents Disc 1: Cause (episode 1) 1861 -- disc 2: Very bloody affair (episode 2) ; Forever free (episode 3) 1862 -- disc 3: Simply murder (episode 4); Universe of battle (episode 5) 1863 -- disc 4: Valley of the shadow of death (episode 6) ; Most hallowed ground (episode 7) 1864 -- disc 5: War is all hell (episode 8) ; Better angels of our nature (episode 9) 1865 -- disc 6: Special features (ca. 225 min.).
Audience TV rating: TV-PG.
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 In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Confederate States of America -- History, Military.
Military art and science -- History.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (OCoLC)fst00030184
Military art and science. (OCoLC)fst01020874
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
United States -- Confederate States of America. (OCoLC)fst01205435
Virginia. (OCoLC)fst01204597
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
Chronological Term 1861-1865
Genre/Form Documentary television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710387
Historical television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726125
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
Nonfiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710270
Television mini-series. (OCoLC)fst01726179
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author Burns, Ken, 1953- television director, television producer, screenwriter, director of photography.
Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.
Burns, Ric, screenwriter, television producer.
Foote, Shelby, interviewee (expression)
McCullough, David G., narrator.
Dewhurst, Colleen, voice actor.
Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- voice actor.
Freeman, Morgan, voice actor.
Irons, Jeremy, 1948- voice actor.
Jacobi, Derek, voice actor.
Robards, Jason, voice actor.
Waterston, Sam, voice actor.
Axton, Hoyt, voice actor.
Moore, Allen, 1952- director of photography.
Squires, Buddy, director of photography.
Barnes, Paul, 1951- editor of moving image work.
Reidy, Tricia, editor of moving image work.
Shaw, Bruce, 1941- editor of moving image work.
White, Daniel J., restorationist.
Darling, Christopher (Christopher M.), restorationist.
Corbley, Jim, television producer.
Florentine Films, production company.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
ISBN 9781531702007
1531702007
9781627894289
1627894284
9781627896023
1627896023
Standard No. 841887031820
841887025652
841887027397
Music No. CIVW5700 PBS
CIVW6600 PBS
CIVW6700 PBS
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