The Civil War (1990)
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Cast
- David McCullough — Narrator (voice)
- Sam Waterston — Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- Julie Harris — Mary Chestnut (voice)
- Jason Robards — Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
- Morgan Freeman — Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
- Paul Roebling — Joshua Chamberlain (voice)
- Garrison Keillor — Walt Whitman (voice)
- George Black — Robert E. Lee (voice)
- Arthur Miller — William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)
- Christopher Murney — Elisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)
- Charles McDowell — Samuel R. Watkins (voice)
- Horton Foote — Jefferson Davis (voice)
Where to watch The Civil War
Hoopla, HISTORY Vault Apple TV channel, HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, Thirteen, WETA+, KQED
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