The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns
starring: Civil War
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781415702475
Format: Box set, Color, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1415702470
Label: Pbs Paramount
Manufacturer: Pbs Paramount
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Pbs Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Running Time: 660 minutes
Sales Rank: 46495
Studio: Pbs Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: September 23, 1990
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
The most successful public-television miniseries in American history, the 11-hour Civil War didn't just captivate a nation, reteaching to us our history in narrative terms; it actually also invented a new film language taken from its creator. When people describe documentaries using the 'Ken Burns approach,' its style is understood: 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 Civil War uses 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 relearn and finally understand our history, but also to feel and experience it. --Dave McCoy
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- Absolutley FantasticIf there was a 6 star rating, I would give it that. I saw bits and pieces of this series, and decided ... Read More
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- Simply stunning.In short, the finest thing I have ever seen on television. Mr Burns has created an amazing work here.
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- One of the best documentaries everKen Burns is a master of telling history through television. "The Civil War" is a sweeping epic that tells ... Read More
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- My Family's WarMy family moved to Washington Parish just north of New Orleans in 1804 and participated in the Civil War in ... Read More
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