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Collector's set of the critically acclaimed Ken Burns' documentary miniseries and the highest rated PBS show in history. The Civil War is examined in exquisite detail as has never been done before using the words of citizens and slaves of the time.
 
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The Civil War: A Documentary by Ken Burns - A Definitive Portrait

Date of Review:  Jan 22, 2005
The Bottom Line: The documentary that first brought Ken Burns on many people's radar is a must-see and worth a second look if you haven't watched it in a while.
Review: It is well that war is so terrible we should grow too fond of it - Robert E. Lee watching the battle of Fredericksburg.

An anecdote about Wilmer McClain, who moved his family from Bull Run, where a Union shell landed in the summer kitchen...
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"It was the crossroads of our being....a hell of a crossroads..."

Date of Review:  Nov 8, 2007
The Bottom Line: Although far from perfect, The Civil War is the standard by which most TV historical documentaries are measured. A stunning achievement and must-see TV!
Review: "We have felt the incommunicable experience of war. We felt - we still feel - the passion of life to its top. In our youths our hearts were touched with fire." - Oliver Wendell Holmes.

On September 23, 1990, just as units of the XVIII...
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"Ken Burns Civil War: One of the Best Documentaries Ever Made!

Date of Review:  Sep 26, 2002
The Bottom Line: The Civil War Comes Alive in this Epic Documentary!!!!!
Review: Ken Burns Civil War: One of the Best Documentaries Ever Made!


1989 saw the airing of "The Civil War", a brilliant 9-part and 13 hour documentary on PBS. 2002 has seen the entire series remastered from the original tapes and editing...
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Directors Ken Burns
Genre Education/General Interest • Television
Subgenre History • Civil War • Interviews • War/Civil War
MPAA Rating Not Rated
Available Formats DVD: 5-Disc Set
UPC 097368858220
Release Date 1991
Running Time 12hr 0min

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Original Language English

DVD Editions
  Format: DVD: 5-Disc Set; Checkpoint , 11hr 0min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (September 28, 2004)
UPC: 097368858220

VHS Editions
  Format: VHS , 13hr 30min
Release Company: PBS Video

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  (10/04/2002, p.131, Mike Flaherty): "...A deft enmeshing of hard fact and intimate reflection encompassing military, political, and cultural history..."
 
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