The Civil War 34 years old
A comprehensive and definitive history of the American Civil War.
Credits
Laurence Fishburne
Various
Morgan Freeman
Frederick Douglass
Jeremy Irons
Various
Jason Robards
Ulysses S. Grant
Sam Waterston
Abraham Lincoln
Julie Harris
Mary Chestnut
Cast
Name | Character |
---|---|
Laurence Fishburne He was 29 , now 63 years old | as Various |
Morgan Freeman He was 53 , now 87 years old | as Frederick Douglass |
Jeremy Irons He was 42 , now 76 years old | as Various |
Jason Robards He was 68 , 78 years old when he died | as Ulysses S. Grant |
Sam Waterston He was 49 , now 84 years old | as Abraham Lincoln |
Julie Harris She was 64 , 87 years old when she died | as Mary Chestnut |
Derek Jacobi He was 51 , now 86 years old | as Various |
Colleen Dewhurst She was 66 , 67 years old when she died | as Various |
Horton Foote He was 74 , 92 years old when he died | as Jefferson Davis |
Hoyt Axton He was 52 , 61 years old when he died | as Various |
Arthur Miller He was 74 , 89 years old when he died | as William Tecumseh Sherman |
George Plimpton He was 63 , 76 years old when he died | as George Templeton Strong |
David McCullough He was 57 , now 91 years old | |
Paul Roebling He was 56 , 60 years old when he died | |
Garrison Keillor He was 48 , now 82 years old | as Walt Whitman |
George Black He was 265 , 75 years old when he died | as Robert E. Lee |
Philip Bosco He was 59 , 88 years old when he died | as Horace Greeley |
Crew
Name | Job title |
---|---|
Ken Burns Crew He was 37 , now 71 years old | Cinematography |
Ken Burns Directing He was 37 , now 71 years old | Director |
Ken Burns Production He was 37 , now 71 years old | Producer |
Ken Burns Production He was 37 , now 71 years old | Executive Producer |
Ken Burns Writing He was 37 , now 71 years old | Writer |
Stephen Ives Production | Producer |
Geoffrey C. Ward Writing He was 49 , now 84 years old | Writer |
Jay Ungar Sound He was 43 , now 78 years old | Original Music Composer |
Paul Barnes Editing He was 22 , 15 years old when he died | Editor |
The Civil War (34 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1990-09-23
- Runtime: [76] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 9