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The Civil War (1990)

Documentary · History · War

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

IMDb rating
9.0 (26,358 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
Hoopla · HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel · HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel · PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel · Thirteen · WETA+ · KQED
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1990)

8.56 avg 9 episodes 8.5 → 8.8 76 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 590 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 501 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 463 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 450 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 448 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 418 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 412 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 409 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 415 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Cause8.5590
2A Very Bloody Affair8.4501
3Forever Free8.4463
4Simply Murder8.5450
5The Universe of Battle8.7448
6Valley of the Shadow of Death8.5418
7Most Hallowed Ground8.5412
8War is all Hell8.7409
9The Better Angels of Our Nature8.8415