Product Details

• Actors: David McCullough, Sam Waterston, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman, Garrison Keillor
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Turner Home Ent
• VHS Release Date: September 1, 1998
• Run Time: 680 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6303142540
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,519 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Richmond falls, Lee surrenders and Lincoln is assassinated, May 21, 2001

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This review is from: Civil War: War Is Hell [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Episode 8 in the celebrated documentary on "The Civil War" by Ken Burns finds the war finally coming to an end. Sherman marches to the sea and Richmond finally falls to Grant, setting up Lee's surrender at Appomattox and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The eloquent narration of David McCullough, the folksy anecdotes of Shelby Foote, and the recognizable voices of some of our most distinguished actors such as Morgan Freeman and Sam Waterson, give the Civil War its voice. With hundreds of photographs and illustration, a multi-layered soundtrack of effects and music, Burns brings history alive.