The Civil War
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : PBS Home Video, 2004.
ISBN
9781415702475, 1415702470
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (11 hrs.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Recently Returned
DVD 973.7 CIV
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DVD 973.7 CIV
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861.
Confederate States of America -- History, Military.
Documentary television programs
Historical television programs
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865
Military art and science -- History.
Television mini-series
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Confederate States of America -- History, Military.
Documentary television programs
Historical television programs
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865
Military art and science -- History.
Television mini-series
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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More Details
Published
Burbank, CA : PBS Home Video, 2004.
Format
DVD
Language
English
ISBN
9781415702475, 1415702470
UPC
097368858244
Notes
General Note
5.1 surround sound, digitally remastered; full screen version.
General Note
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 battlefield maps.
General Note
Originally produced as a television mini-series in 1990.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographers, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Tricia Reidy, Bruce Shaw ; producers, Ken Burns, Ric Burns ; writers, Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward ; director, Ken Burns.
Participants/Performers
Narrator: David McCullough ; voices: Hoyt Axton, Colleen Dewhurst, Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Jason Robards, Sam Waterston.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD format.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Burns, K., Burns, R., Dewhurst, C., Freeman, M., Irons, J., Jacobi, D., Robards, J., Waterston, S., Shaw, B., Axton, H., Ward, G. C., McCullough, D. G., & Fishburne, L., III. (2004). The Civil War . PBS Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ken Burns et al.. 2004. The Civil War. PBS Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ken Burns et al.. The Civil War PBS Home Video, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Burns, Ken, et al. The Civil War PBS Home Video, 2004.
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