The Civil War

(1990)

★ 7.9 IMDb · 134 votes

Genres: Documentary, Война и Политика

Year: 1990

Runtime: 76 мин

Country: United States of America

Cast: David McCullough, Сэм Уотерстон, Джули Харрис, Джейсон Робардс, Морган Фримен, Paul Roebling, Garrison Keillor, George Black, Артур Миллер, Кристофер Мёрни

Plot

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

This highly acclaimed mini-series traces the course of the U.S. Civil War from the abolitionist movement through all the major battles to the death of President Lincoln and the beginnings of Reconstruction. The story is mostly told in the words of the participants themselves, through their diaries and letters. Visuals are usually still photographs and illustrations of the time, and the soundtrack is likewise made up of war-era tunes played on period instruments. Several modern-day historians offer periodic comment and insight on the war's causes and events.