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The Civil War
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The work The Civil War represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bowdoin College Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

The Resource The Civil War
Label
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
  • McCullough, David G
  • Plimpton, George
  • Plimpton, George
  • Robards, Jason
  • Robards, Jason
  • Ward, Geoffrey C
  • Ward, Geoffrey C
  • PBS Home Video
  • PBS Home Video
  • Burns, Ken, 1953-
  • Burns, Ric
  • Burns, Ken, 1953-
  • Burns, Ric
  • Freeman, Morgan
  • Freeman, Morgan
  • McCullough, David G
Subject
  • Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861
  • Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861
  • Confederate States of America -- History, Military
  • Confederate States of America -- History, Military
  • Documentary television programs
  • Documentary television programs
  • Films for the hearing impaired
  • Films for the hearing impaired
  • Historical television programs
  • Historical television programs
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
  • Television mini-series
  • Television mini-series
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
  • Video recordings
  • Video recordings
  • Videorecording
Genre
  • Video recordings
  • Documentary television programs
  • Films for the hearing impaired
  • Historical television programs
  • Television mini-series
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
  • War is all her: 1865
  • A very bloody affair: 1862
  • Forever free: 1862
  • Most hallowed ground: 1864
  • Simply murder: 1863
  • The better angels of our nature: 1865
  • The cause: 1861
  • The universe of battle: 1863
  • Valley of the shadow of death: 1864
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
Runtime
660
Technique
live action

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  • 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

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