The Civil War

1990Rated8.01 SeasonDocumentary, War & Politics

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

Starring: David McCullough, Sam Waterston, Julie Harris

Seasons

Cast

  • David McCulloughNarrator (voice)
  • Sam WaterstonAbraham Lincoln (voice)
  • Julie HarrisMary Chestnut (voice)
  • Jason RobardsUlysses S. Grant (voice)
  • Morgan FreemanFrederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
  • Paul RoeblingJoshua Chamberlain (voice)
  • Garrison KeillorWalt Whitman (voice)
  • George BlackRobert E. Lee (voice)
  • Arthur MillerWilliam Tecumseh Sherman (voice)
  • Christopher MurneyElisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)

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