The Civil War

Burns, Ken, 1953- (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter.). Ward, Geoffrey C., (screenwriter.). Burns, Ric, (screenwriter,, film producer.). 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.). Florentine Films, (production company.). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (broadcaster.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary: Ken Burns' Emmy Award-winning documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict. The Civil War 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.

Record details

ISBN: 1608834026
ISBN: 9781608834020
ISBN: 1627894284
ISBN: 9781627894289
Physical Description: 6 videodiscs (approximately 11 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm)
videodisc
videorecording
Edition: 25th anniversary edition.
Publisher: [Alexandria, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on television by PBS as a television mini-series in 1990. Some items are Commemorative, c2011. "Fully restored"--Box. Widescreen. 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.
Formatted Contents Note:	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: Bonus disc.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editors, Paul Barnes, Tricia Reidy, Bruce Shaw ; cinematographers, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires ; restoration producer, Daniel J. White ; restoration associate producer, Christopher Darling.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator: David McCullough ; voices: Hoyt Axton, Colleen Dewhurst, Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Jason Robards, Sam Waterston.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (16x9) presentation; 5.1 surround (Discs 1-5), 2.0 stereo (Disc 6).
Language Note:	In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Awards Note:	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").