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starring: Ken Burns
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0794054345131
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
Label: Turner Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Turner Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Turner Home Entertainment
Release Date: August 08, 1994
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sales Rank: 4448
Studio: Turner Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1990
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Ken Burns really pulled one off with this series
The first episode talks about the cause of the war and how the the conflict became inevitable. The Sullivan Ballou letter the ends the episode is very moving and you may want to have some kleenex handy. Throughout the series, the musical score really draws you into the period and to the drama of this terrible conflict. This series is reminiscent of old-time radio shows and how they used sound effects. The narration and the voices representing different key players in the war is flawless. Very ... Read More
Rating: - Ron Burns brings the soldiers to life.
This introduction to Ken Burn's epic Civil War series tells the poignant personnel stories we so often miss. This is a must see for all Americans.
Rating: - Captivating, a revealing look at the people of the Civil War
I was first introduced to this documentary in a US History class. All too often history is portrayed in such a way as to be completely alien or so far out of touch with "today" that a search for relevancy proves futile. Not so with this documentary! The combination of David McCullough's voice, the background music native to the time, hundreds and hundreds of actual pictures taken on scene, and compelling stories that ranged from the strategic "macro" level of the war to the level of the individual ... Read More
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