The Civil War (1990)

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Cast (30)CrewGenresDetailsMediaAwards

David McCullough

Narrator (voice)

Sam Waterston

Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Julie Harris

Mary Chestnut (voice)

Jason Robards

Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

Morgan Freeman

Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)

Paul Roebling

Joshua Chamberlain (voice)

Garrison Keillor

Walt Whitman (voice)

G

George Black

Robert E. Lee (voice)

Arthur Miller

William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)

Christopher Murney

Elisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)

C

Charles McDowell

Samuel R. Watkins (voice)

Horton Foote

Jefferson Davis (voice)

George Plimpton

George Templeton Strong (voice)

Philip Bosco

Horace Greeley (voice)

T

Terry Courier

George B. McClellan (voice)

J

Jody Powell

Stonewall Jackson / Various (voice)

Studs Terkel

Benjamin Butler / Various

Hoyt Axton

Various (voice)

John Hartford

Various (voice)

Colleen Dewhurst

Various (voice)

S

Shelby Foote

Various (voice)

R

Ronnie Gilbert

Various (voice)

Jeremy Irons

Various (voice)

Gene Jones

Various (voice)

Derek Jacobi

William Russell / Various (voice)

Kurt Vonnegut

Various (voice)

Laurence Fishburne

Sgt. Louis Douglas / Samuel Jess / Various (voice)

Pamela Reed

Various (voice)

M. Emmet Walsh

Various (voice)

B

Barbara Fields

Various (voice)

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