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film ken burns" visit internet movie database (imdb) special features scenes: civil war reconstruction commentary ken burns interviews ken burns, shelby foote, george stanley crouch biography cards battlefield maps civil war challenge featurettes: ken burns: making history conversation ken burns watch free previews buy episodes instant video (learn ) civil war: film ken burns season 1 [hd] editorial reviews successful public-television miniseries american history, 11-hour civil war captivate nation, reteaching history narrative terms; invented film language creator. people describe documentaries "ken burns approach," style understood: voice- narrators reading letters documents dramatically stating writer conclusion, fresh live footage places juxtaposed images (photographs, paintings, maps, prints), anecdotal interviews, romantic musical scores era depicts. civil war devices evoke atmosphere resurrect event knew stale history books. burns historian, researcher, documentarian, gifted storyteller, narrative powers give chronicle beauty, overwhelming emotion, devastating horror. words letters, eloquently read variety celebrities, stories historians shelby foote rare, stained photos, burns relearn finally understand history, feel experience . --dave mccoy dvd dvd features civil war provide wealth insight, creative philosophy, historical perspective, educational enjoyment. twelve years premiere broadcast, film digital facelift, sharpening image clarity, correcting color, enriching soundtrack remastered 5.1-channel mix, demonstrated "civil war reconstruction" featurette. interviews 2002, producer-director ken burns, historian shelby foote, journalist george, author stanley crouch, composer-musicians jay ungar molly mason reflect civil war enduring significance. burns eloquent commentary--selectively included disc totaling hours--illuminates historical importance creative impulse crucial chapters film. fifty- onscreen biography cards detail important north, south, civilian figures, 1990 featurettes—"making history" " conversation ken burns"--provide personal perspective creation extraordinary film. personal academic study, features stand fitting supplement greatest documentaries produced. --jeff shannon product description studio: paramount home video release date: 09/30/2005 director: ken burns customer reviews 224 reviews 5 star: (195) 4 star: (14) 3 star: (4) 2 star: (2) 1 star: (9) average customer 4.7 5 stars (224 customer reviews) share thoughts customers: create helpful customer reviews 355 365 people helpful: 5.0 5 stars documentaries , august 9, 2005 . . deriemer (san antonio, texas, usa) - reviews (top 500 reviewer) (real) : civil war: film ken burns (dvd) productions television call "noble," ken burns civil war qualifies. burns photographs, music, speech, maps historical context story formative event nation history. days people wrote...diaries, letters, journals... written record great leaders, politicians generals, wives sweethearts, nurses doctors, newspaper editors farmers. words soldiers. burns shows importance sweep war, part lives average people caught events completely comprehended, believed . words power, voices. burns recruited great voices, actors, , speak words, distinctive voices give great resonance . julie harris mary chestnut, charlie mcdowell, virginia reporter, sam watkins, arthur miller william sherman, jason robards grant, studs terkel benjamin butler, sam waterston lincoln, . david mccullough narrator. mccullough, outstanding historian writer, wonderful job. burns number historians underline key points. foremost, view, shelby foote. foote author epic -volume civil war. southern accent, common sense soft irony, fascinating raconteur. program dry dull. gripping emotional. sides felt fighting pure . touching , people, lost capacity simple, unadorned, unembarrassed feelings, patriotism country love wife. challenge read letter sullivan ballou, 32-year- soldier union army, 24-year- wife, sit stunned emotion. ballou killed battle bull run week . july 14, 1861 camp clark, washington dear sarah: indications strong move days- tomorrow. write, feel impelled write lines fall eye . . . misgivings, lack confidence engaged, courage halt falter. strongly american civilization leans triumph government great debt owe blood sufferings revolution. -perfectly - 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reviews (real) : ken burns: civil war (commemorative edition) (dvd) pbs spellbound . simply american civil war. history dry uninteresting, film ken burns change mind. filled comedy pathos, courage cowardice, balanced explanation fair sides conflict. burns - actors read diaries writings famous people (grant, lee, lincoln) average persons soldiers. -rounded view sides. awe writings time-- people incredibly, descriptive writing; command english language sadly lost modern times. burns photographs, panning , giving audience feel watching actual movie time. technique adopted documentaries. ve series times, time find . , shelby foot-- writer/historian speaks robert . lee, , personally knew . fascinating beginning ! customers find helpful reviews helpful ? report abuse | permalink comment comments (4) 123 130 people helpful: 5.0 5 stars ken burns , january 1, 2005 michael henshaw "poppundit" (sarasota, fl usa) - reviews (real) : civil war: film ken burns (dvd) ken burns established greats terms historical documentaries. civil war . burns greatest work. attention detail brings history life. . burns excellent job bringing humanity tragic time america. solder family letters evident difficult time american. originally aired pbs september 1990, fifteen years series remains ultimate narrative united states darkest time. series finally released dvd. price high amazing quality series cost reasonable. ken burns civil war required civil war historian collection. series great wishing learn civil war. recommend loves historical documentaries. civil war - 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