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The Resource The Civil War, a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns and Ric Burns ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns and Ken Burns ; directed by Ken Burns

The Civil War, a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns and Ric Burns ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns and Ken Burns ; directed by Ken Burns

Label
The Civil War
Title
The Civil War
Statement of responsibility
a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns and Ric Burns ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns and Ken Burns ; directed by Ken Burns
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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
Related
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director, Ken Burns
Language note
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
PerformerNote
George Plimpton, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman, Sam Waterston; Narration: David McCullough
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1953-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Burns, Ken
  • Ward, Geoffrey C
  • Burns, Ric
  • McCullough, David G
  • Plimpton, George
  • Freeman, Morgan
  • Robards, Jason
  • PBS Home Video
Runtime
660
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Lincoln, Abraham
  • Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Confederate States of America
Technique
live action
Label
The Civil War, a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns and Ric Burns ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns and Ken Burns ; directed by Ken Burns
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1990
  • Special features: Bonus disc: From the archive: Shelby Foote interviews; interview with Ken Burns; additional interviews: George Will, Stanley Crouch, Shelby Foote, and Jay Ungar & Molly Mason; commentary with Ken Burns; biography cards; battlefield maps; Civil War challenge
Accompanying material
1 booklet (15 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 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 1:
  • disc 5:
  • War is all hell
  • (episode 8)
  • Better angels of our nature
  • (episode 9) 1865
  • disc 6:
  • Bonus disc
  • Cause
  • (episode 1) 1861
  • disc 2:
  • Very bloody affair
  • (episode 2)
  • Forever free
  • (episode 3) 1862
Control code
709617664
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Extent
6 videodiscs (660 min.)
Isbn
9781608834020
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
  • 841887014052
  • 097368491342
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • CIVW6400
  • 84913
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format; NTSC, region 1; full screen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The Civil War, a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns and Ric Burns ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns and Ken Burns ; directed by Ken Burns
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1990
  • Special features: Bonus disc: From the archive: Shelby Foote interviews; interview with Ken Burns; additional interviews: George Will, Stanley Crouch, Shelby Foote, and Jay Ungar & Molly Mason; commentary with Ken Burns; biography cards; battlefield maps; Civil War challenge
Accompanying material
1 booklet (15 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 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 1:
  • disc 5:
  • War is all hell
  • (episode 8)
  • Better angels of our nature
  • (episode 9) 1865
  • disc 6:
  • Bonus disc
  • Cause
  • (episode 1) 1861
  • disc 2:
  • Very bloody affair
  • (episode 2)
  • Forever free
  • (episode 3) 1862
Control code
709617664
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Extent
6 videodiscs (660 min.)
Isbn
9781608834020
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
  • 841887014052
  • 097368491342
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • CIVW6400
  • 84913
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format; NTSC, region 1; full screen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo
Video recording format
DVD

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