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Season 1 – The Civil War: Full Cast & Crew Sep 1990 Documentary/History/War
This nine-part series is the work that made documentarian Ken Burns a household name. Burns uses contemporary cinematography in addition to thousands of archival photographs, paintings and newspaper images set to music to teach people about the Civil War. A number of well-known actors and actresses lend their voices to the production as they read contemporary quotes from historical figures, including Abraham Lincoln and Stonewall Jackson. TV-PG Air Date: Sep 23, 1990 See TV Season Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
David McCullough Narrator Sam Waterston Abraham Lincoln Voice Julie Harris Mary Chestnut Voice Jason Robards Ulysses S. Grant Voice Philip Bosco Voice Morgan Freeman Frederick Douglass Voice Christopher Murney Voice Paul Roebling Joshua L. Chamberlain Voice Studs Terkel Voice Garrison Keillor Walt Whitman Voice George Black Robert E. Lee Voice Arthur Miller William Tecumseh Sherman Voice Horton Foote Jefferson Davis Voice George Plimpton George Templeton Strong Voice Ken Burns Director, Writer, Executive Producer Geoffrey C. Ward Writer Ric Burns Writer Jim Corbley Producer, Producer