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  • The Civil War The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (Season 1, Episode 9)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 68 min | Documentary, History, War

The Civil War

The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 68 min | Documentary, History, War

The final episode of Ken Burns' documentary series chronicles the war's conclusion, Lincoln's assassination and the impact of the Civil War.
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Director
Writers
Geoffrey C. Ward (written by) | Ric Burns (written by) | Ken Burns (written by)
Composer
Jay Ungar (original theme)
Cinematographers
Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 27, 1990

Release date
Sep 27, 1990 (United States)

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44 cast members
Name Known for
David McCullough
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Barbara Fields
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Shelby Foote
Self - Writer / Various Self - Writer / Various   See fewer
James Symington
Self - Former Congressman Self - Former Congressman   See fewer
Stephen B. Oates
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Sam Waterston
President Abraham Lincoln (voice) President Abraham Lincoln (voice)   See fewer
Julie Harris
Mary Chestnut (voice) Mary Chestnut (voice)   See fewer
Jason Robards
Ulysses S. Grant (voice) Ulysses S. Grant (voice)   See fewer
Morgan Freeman
Frederick Douglass (voice) Frederick Douglass (voice)   See fewer
Paul Roebling
Joshua L. Chamberlain / Various (voice) Joshua L. Chamberlain / Various (voice)   See fewer
Garrison Keillor
Walt Whitman / Various (voice) Walt Whitman / Various (voice)   See fewer
George Black
Robert E. Lee (voice) Robert E. Lee (voice)   See fewer
Arthur Miller
William Tecumseh Sherman (voice) William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)   See fewer
Christopher Murney
Pvt. Elijah Hunt Rhodes (voice) (as Chris Murney) Pvt. Elijah Hunt Rhodes (voice) (as Chris Murney)   See fewer
Charles McDowell
Pvt. Sam Watkins (voice) (as Charley McDowell) Pvt. Sam Watkins (voice) (as Charley McDowell)   See fewer
Horton Foote
Jefferson Davis (voice) Jefferson Davis (voice)   See fewer
George Plimpton
George Templeton Strong (voice) George Templeton Strong (voice)   See fewer
Philip Bosco
Horace Greeley / Various (voice) Horace Greeley / Various (voice)   See fewer
Terry Courier
George McClellan (voice) George McClellan (voice)   See fewer
Jody Powell
Stonewall Jackson / Various (voice) Stonewall Jackson / Various (voice)   See fewer
Studs Terkel
Benjamin F. Butler (voice) Benjamin F. Butler (voice)   See fewer
Derek Jacobi
Various (voice) Various (voice)   See fewer
Jeremy Irons
Various (voice) Various (voice)   See fewer
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Various (voice) (as Kurt Vonnegut) Various (voice) (as Kurt Vonnegut)   See fewer
Gene Jones
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Jerome Dempsey
Various (voice) Various (voice)   See fewer
Laurence Fishburne
Various (voice) (as Larry Fishburne) Various (voice) (as Larry Fishburne)   See fewer
Betsy Apple
Various (voice) Various (voice)   See fewer
Carol Craven
Various (voice) Various (voice)   See fewer
Marissa Copeland
Various (voice) Various (voice)   See fewer
Halo Wines
Various (voice) Various (voice)   See fewer
David Marks
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Pamela Reed
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Ronnie Gilbert
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M. Emmet Walsh
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Hoyt Axton
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John Hartford
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Walt MacPherson
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Colleen Dewhurst
Various (voice) Various (voice)   See fewer
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Various (voice) (as LaTanya Richardson) Various (voice) (as LaTanya Richardson)   See fewer
Bradford Washburn
Various (voice) Various (voice)   See fewer
Jesse Carr
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Wendy Tilghman
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Joe Mattys
Various (voice) Various (voice)   See fewer
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