Entertainment Weekly, 10/04/2002, p.131, "...A deft enmeshing of hard fact and intimate reflection encompassing military, political, and cultural history..."
USA Today, 09/19/2002, p.5D, "A landmark 10 1/2 hour mix of still photos and modern-day interviews with historians, musicians and critics..."
Title Note
Turner video collection #5316 includes a "Making Of" documentary.
The volumes are available individually. Refer to the individual titles for more complete information.
Volume 1: "The Cause 1861" Volume 2: "A Very Bloody Affair 1862" Volume 3: "Forever Free 1862" Volume 4: "Simply Murder 1863" Volume 5: "Universe of Battle 1863" Volume 6: "Valley of the Shadow of Death 1864" Volume 7: "Most Hallowed Ground 1864" Volume 8: "War Is All Hell 1865" Volume 9: "Better Angels of Our Nature 1865"
Release Note
DVD Features:
5-Disc Set - Keep Case Audio: (unspecified) - English Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned Interactive Features: Additional Interactive Features - Cross-Reference Indes Scene Selection Text/Photo Galleries: Additional Text - 1. Teacher's Guide Biographies - Biography Cards Galleries - Battlefield Maps
DVD Features:
5-Disc Set Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: (unspecified) - English Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned Interactive Features: Scene Selection Additional Interactive Features - Cross-Reference Indes Text/Photo Galleries: Galleries: Battlefield Maps Biographies: Biography Cards Additional Text: Teacher's Guide
Additional Release Material: Additional Feature - 1. CIVIL WAR RECONSTRUCTION
Product Notes
Collector's set of the critically acclaimed Ken Burns' documentary miniseries and the highest rated PBS show in history. The Civil War is examined in exquisite detail as has never been done before using the words of citizens and slaves of the time.
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