The Civil War
USA,
1990, 1 h 2 min
Directed by:
Ken BurnsComposer:
Jay UngarCast:
David McCullough (narrator), Sam Waterston, Julie Harris, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman, Garrison Keillor, Arthur Miller, Christopher Murney, Horton Foote, George Plimpton, Philip Bosco (more)Plots(1)
This episode begins with the nightmarish Union disaster at Fredericksburg and follows clashes at Chancellorsville and Vicksburg in 1863. (Netflix)
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