The Civil War

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  • American Documentaries, Inc., Florentine Films and Time-Life Video presents a film by Ken Burns ; producers, Ken Burns, Ric Burns ; writers, Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward ; director, Ken Burns.
  • Burbank, CA : PBS Home Video : Warner Home Video, [2002], c1990.
  • Video
  • DVD

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    65-DVD1280 v.1
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    In-Library Use Only
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    65-DVD1280 v.2
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    65-DVD1280 v.3
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    Call Number
    65-DVD1280 v.4
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    65-DVD1280 v.5
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    Summary

    An epic documentary bringing life to America's most destructive - and defining - conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and the ordinary soldiers. A heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one again.

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    Other details

    Description:
    5 videodiscs (approximately 660 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
    Published:
    Burbank, CA : PBS Home Video : Warner Home Video, [2002], c1990.
    Language:
    English
    Credits:
    Cinematographers, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Tricia Reidy, Bruce Shaw.
    Performers/Participants:
    Cast: Narrator: David McCullough ; voices: Hoyt Axton, Colleen Dewhurst, Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Jason Robards, Sam Waterston.
    System Details:
    DVD, 5.1 stereo surround sound.
    Notes:
    Originally produced as a television mini series in 1990.
    Run time: approx. 660 min.
    "PBS DVD Gold."
    Special features: behind-the-scenes: "The Civil War Reconstruction"; commentary track by Ken Burns; interviews with George Will, Shelby Foote and Stanley Crouch; biography cards and interactive maps.
    Closed-captioned.
    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").
    Genre or Form:
    Documentary films
    ISBN:
    0780638875
    OCLC Number:
    52791424
    Other Identifiers:
    Video Publisher Number: B8689 (PBS Home Video)
    UPC:
    UPC: 794054868920

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