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"Hailed as a film masterpiece and landmark in historical storytelling, Ken Burns's epic documentary brings to life America's most destructive -- and defining -- conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divi...

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Corporate Author: Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries)
Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953- (Television director, Television producer, Screenwriter, director of photography.), Ward, Geoffrey C. (Screenwriter), Burns, Ric (Screenwriter, Television producer), Foote, Shelby (interviewee (expression)), McCullough, David G. (Narrator), Dewhurst, Colleen (Voice actor), Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- (Voice actor), Freeman, Morgan (Voice actor), Irons, Jeremy, 1948- (Voice actor), Jacobi, Derek (Voice actor), Robards, Jason (Voice actor), Waterston, Sam (Voice actor), Axton, Hoyt (Voice actor), Moore, Allen, 1952- (director of photography.), Squires, Buddy (director of photography.), Barnes, Paul, 1951- (Editor of moving image work), Reidy, Tricia (Editor of moving image work), Shaw, Bruce (Editor of moving image work), White, Daniel J. (Restorationist), Darling, Christopher (Christopher M.) (Restorationist), Corbley, Jim (Television producer)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2015]
Edition:[25th anniversary edition].
Subjects:
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Confederate States of America > History, Military.
Military art and science > History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television mini-series.
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Summary:"Hailed as a film masterpiece and landmark in historical storytelling, Ken Burns's epic documentary brings to life America's most destructive -- and defining -- conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one"--Back of container
Item Description:Title from disc surface.
"Fully restored"--Box
Wide screen.
Originally broadcast on television by PBS as a television mini-series in 1990.
Issued in two containers with 3 DVDs in each container; container [1] episodes 1-5 and container [2] episodes 6-9.
Special features: Making The Civil War: 25 years later; Restoring The Civil War; Complete high definition Shelby Foote interviews; Shelby Foote interview (2002); Remembering The Civil War: interview with Ken Burns; The Civil War in the classroom. Collector's booklet with bonus historical information and a letter from Ken Burns.
Physical Description:6 videodiscs (approximately 11 hr.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm), in container 20 x 14 x 4 cm
Format:DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (16x9) presentation; 5.1 surround (Discs 1-5), 2.0 stereo (Disc 6).
Audience:TV rating: TV-PG.
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")
Production Credits:Edited by Paul Barnes, Bruce Shaw, Tricia Reidy ; cinematography: Ken Burns, Allen Moore, Buddy Squires ; restoration producer, Daniel J. White ; restoration associate producer, Christopher Darling.
ISBN:9781531702007
1531702007
9781627894289
1627894284
9781627896023
1627896023

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