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The Civil War

1990Show1 season · 9 episodesTV-14Ended

DocumentaryWar & Politics
85
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb9.0Metacritic–8.5
85
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb9.0Metacritic–8.5

Summary

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

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  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

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Fingerprint

  • Teaches you something.
  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Pays off your patience.

Not for laughs, scares or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Don't Celebrate Just Yetin 90 titlesIn some battles, one side or the other seemed so likely to win at one point that the soldiers let their guard down and began to rejoice rather than paying attention to what was going on around them,…Historical Hero Upgradein 877 titlesUltimately played with on both sides.All 29 tropes

The Civil War episodes

1 season · 9 episodes

  1. S1 E1 The Cause, 8.5
  2. S1 E2 A Very Bloody Affair, 8.4
  3. S1 E3 Forever Free, 8.4
  4. S1 E4 Simply Murder, 8.5
  5. S1 E5 The Universe of Battle, 8.7
  6. S1 E6 Valley of the Shadow of Death, 8.5
  7. S1 E7 Most Hallowed Ground, 8.5
  8. S1 E8 War is all Hell, 8.7
  9. S1 E9 The Better Angels of Our Nature, 8.8

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