Stars: Robert Powell

Summary: Through dramatic reconstructions and contemporary imagery, this documentary offers an analysis of the American Civil War.

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The most successful public-television miniseries in American history, the 11-hour American Civil Wardefined what has since become known as the "Ken Burns approach"--voice-over narrators reading letters and documents dramatically and stating the writer's name at their conclusion, fresh live footage of places juxtaposed with still images (photographs, paintings, maps, prints), anecdotal interviews, and romantic musical scores taken from the era he depicts.

The American Civil Waruses all of these devices to evoke atmosphere and resurrect an event that many knew only from stale history books. While Burns is a historian, a researcher, and a documentarian, he's above all a gifted storyteller, and it's his narrative powers that give this chronicle its beauty, overwhelming emotion, and devastating horror. Using the words of old letters, eloquently read by a variety of celebrities, the stories of historians like Shelby Foote and rare, stained photos, Burns allows us not only to learn and understand history, but also to feel and experience it. --Dave McCoy

Aspect Ratio:	4:3
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Test Your Knowledge, Picture Gallery, Interactive Menus, Excerpts From Other Titles In The Series
Release Date:	April 18, 2005
Runtime:	55 minutes
Certification:	Exempt.
Catalogue Number:	C R O M D V D 1109
Label:	The War File
Keywords:	American, War, General, Military, Civil, Regional, Documentaries, Biographies
Genre:	Documentaries & Biographies