The Civil War
(DVD)
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Status
Main Flagstaff Public Library - Videos
DVD 973.7 C582 V. 1 discs 1& 2 : volume 1
1 available
DVD 973.7 C582 V. 1 discs 1& 2 : volume 1
1 available
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861.
Confederate States of America -- History, Military.
Documentary television programs
Historical television programs.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.
Military art and science -- History.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Confederate States of America -- History, Military.
Documentary television programs
Historical television programs.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.
Military art and science -- History.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (700 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
097368858244
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a television mini-series in 1990.
General Note
Special features: 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
Cinematographers, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Tricia Reidy, Bruce Shaw.
Participants/Performers
Narrator: David McCullough ; 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
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, 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., Burns, R., Dewhurst, C., Fishburne, L., III., Freeman, M., Irons, J., Jacobi, D., Robards, J., Waterston, S., Axton, H., Ward, G. C., & McCullough, D. G. (20041990). The Civil War (Full screen version.). PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ken Burns et al.. 20041990. 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, 20041990.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Burns, Ken, et al. The Civil War Full screen version., PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 20041990.
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