The Civil War 33 years old
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A comprehensive and definitive history of the American Civil War.
Credits
![Laurence Fishburne](https://cdn.howold.co/uploads/photo/300x450/31/laurence-fishburne-5e417d46c2060.jpg)
Laurence Fishburne
Various
![Morgan Freeman](https://cdn.howold.co/uploads/photo/300x450/95/morgan-freeman.jpg)
Morgan Freeman
Frederick Douglass
![Jeremy Irons](https://cdn.howold.co/uploads/photo/300x450/68/jeremy-irons.jpg)
Jeremy Irons
Various
![Jason Robards](https://cdn.howold.co/uploads/photo/300x450/35/jason-robards.jpg)
Jason Robards
Ulysses S. Grant
![Sam Waterston](https://cdn.howold.co/uploads/photo/300x450/83/sam-waterston.jpg)
Sam Waterston
Abraham Lincoln
![Julie Harris](https://cdn.howold.co/uploads/photo/300x450/40/julie-harris.jpg)
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 75 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 83 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 85 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 81 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 |
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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 83 years old | Writer |
Jay Ungar Sound He was 43 , now 77 years old | Original Music Composer |
Paul Barnes Editing He was 22 , 15 years old when he died | Editor |
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The Civil War (33 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1990-09-23
- Runtime: [76] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 9