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DVD

The Civil War

Author

Ken Burns

Call Number

  • DVD 973.7 C5827 2015 (CEN)

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Edition

[25th anniversary edition.]

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Narration, David McCullough.

Publication Information

[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Distribution, [2015]

Physical Description

6 videodiscs (approximately 11 hours) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

"The Civil War, the Emmy Award-winning nine-part series from Ken Burns, is now fully restored to high definition, achieving the optimal picture quality originally intended. This six-disc collector's set also features over two hours of new bonus video. 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"--Container

Notes

"Fully restored"--Container.

Originally broadcast as a documentary mini-series on PBS in 1990.

Special features: Making The Civil War: 25 years later ; Restoring The Civil War ; complete high definition Shelby Foote interviews ; additional interviews.

Contents

  • Disc 1: The Cause (1861) ; Special features
  • Disc 2: A Very bloody affair ; Forever free (1862)
  • Disc 3: Simply murder ; The Universe of battle (1863)
  • Disc 4: Valley of the shadow of death ; Most hallowed ground (1864)
  • Disc 5: War is all hell ; The Better angels of our nature (1865)
  • Disc 6: Special features.

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