The Civil War
(Movies)
Contributors
Burns, Ken, 1953- Producer
Ward, Geoffrey C. Screenwriter
Burns, Ric. Producer
McCullough, David G. Narrator
Dewhurst, Colleen.
Ward, Geoffrey C. Screenwriter
Burns, Ric. Producer
McCullough, David G. Narrator
Dewhurst, Colleen.
Published
Burbank, CA : PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2004.
Format
Movies
Edition
DVD.
ISBN
1415702470, 9781415702475, 0780638875, 9780780638877
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 700 min.) : sound, color with black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Kimball Library | NFDVD 973.7 CIV | Available in Coop |
Plaistow Public Library | DVD 973.73 CIV | Available in Coop |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861.
Confederate States of America -- History, Military.
Documentary television programs.
Historical programs.
Historical television programs.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.
Military art and science -- History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television mini-series.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War television programs.
Confederate States of America -- History, Military.
Documentary television programs.
Historical programs.
Historical television programs.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.
Military art and science -- History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television mini-series.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War television programs.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
1re bataille de Bull Run, Virg., 1861.
Art et science militaires -- Histoire.
Closed caption video recordings.
Documentaires télévisés.
Miniséries.
Television documentary.
Television programs -- United States.
United States -- Confederate States of America.
United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Videodiscs.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Virginia.
Émissions historiques télévisées.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Art et science militaires -- Histoire.
Closed caption video recordings.
Documentaires télévisés.
Miniséries.
Television documentary.
Television programs -- United States.
United States -- Confederate States of America.
United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Videodiscs.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Virginia.
Émissions historiques télévisées.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
More Details
Published
Burbank, CA : PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2004.
Edition
DVD.
Language
English
ISBN
1415702470, 9781415702475, 0780638875, 9780780638877
UPC
097368858244, 00841887051248, 841887051248
Notes
General Note
Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1990; produced in 1989.
General Note
Special features, disc 1: 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.
Creation/Production Credits
Narrator, David McCullough ; cinematographers, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Tricia Reidy, Bruce Shaw.
Participants/Performers
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, NTSC; 5.1 surround sound, digitally remastered.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
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").
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Burns, K., Ward, G. C., Burns, R., McCullough, D. G., Dewhurst, C., Fishburne, L., III., Freeman, M., Irons, J., Jacobi, D., Robards, J., Waterston, S., Axton, H., & Shaw, B. (2004). The Civil War (DVD.). PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ken Burns et al.. 2004. The Civil War. PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ken Burns et al.. The Civil War PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Burns, Ken, et al. The Civil War DVD., PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2004.
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