The Civil War
(DVD) 

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Published
[United States] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2011.
Status

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Green Hills - Adult MovieDVD 973.7 C5827Checked Out
Hermitage - Adult MovieDVD 973.7 C5827Checked Out

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (660 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm)
Language
English
ISBN
9781608834020, 1608834026, 1415757836, 9781415757833
UPC
841887014052, 097368491342

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1990.
General Note
Special features: Bonus disc: From the archive: Shelby Foote interviews; interview with Ken Burns; additional interviews: George Will, Stanley Crouch, Shelby Foote, and Jay Ungar & Molly Mason; commentary with Ken Burns; biography cards; battlefield maps; Civil War challenge.
General Note
"Commemorative Edition , 150th Anniversary" -- label on box containing DVDs.
Creation/Production Credits
Director, Ken Burns.
Participants/Performers
George Plimpton, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman, Sam Waterston; Narration: David McCullough.
Description
Ken Burns' Emmy Award-winning documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict. The Civil War 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.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Burns, K., Ward, G. C., Burns, R., McCullough, D. G., Plimpton, G., Freeman, M., & Robards, J. (2011). The Civil War. PBS Home Video ; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Ken Burns et al.. 2011. The Civil War. PBS Home Video ; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Ken Burns et al.. The Civil War. PBS Home Video ; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2011.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Burns, K., Ward, G. C., Burns, R., McCullough, D. G., Plimpton, G., Freeman, M. and Robards, J. (2011). The civil war. [United States] : Hollywood, Calif.: PBS Home Video ; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Burns, Ken, et al. The Civil War. PBS Home Video ; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2011.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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