A documentary which was five years in the making and investigates the American Civil War. With over 16000 archive photographs, lithographs, period paintings and newspaper features as well as battlefield tours. Read more
| Starring | Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Arthur Miller, Jeremy Irons |
|---|---|
| Director | Ken Burns |
| Genres | Documentary, Television |
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A documentary which was five years in the making and investigates the American Civil War. With over 16000 archive photographs, lithographs, period paintings and newspaper features as well as battlefield tours.
| Starring | Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Arthur Miller, Jeremy Irons, Pamela Reed, Jason Robards |
|---|---|
| Director | Ken Burns |
| Studio | SIMPLY HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 11 hrs 30 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Documentary, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1990 To Rent: DVD: 07 Oct 2002 |
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Very disappointing
Like a lot of historical documentary series I have watched, this one represents a huge missed opportunity to present a thoughtful analysis of what happened and ... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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Ken Burn American Civil War
A very good documentary-not only does it give you the history of the war, but lets you into the minds of the people who took part through extracts from their ... read more »
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An Excellent Series, But Overlong For Some Viewers
I first recall seeing this excellent series about the American Civil War a few years back. That was an edited edition, and I did find this a bit overlong which ... read more »
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Simply the best
I was lucky enough to see this some years ago over christmas on BBC 2. It was and remains quite simply the best documentary series I have ever seen, and indeed ... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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The American Civil War - Disc 1
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