| | |  | GIFT SETS | Home » » The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Hailed as a film masterpiece and landmark in historical storytelling, Ken Burns's epic documentary brings to life America's most destructive-- and defining--conflict. With digitally enhanced images and new stereo sound, here is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| David McCullough, Sam Waterston, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman, Garrison Keillor | | Director:
| Ken Burns | | Format:
| Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 5 | | Studio:
| PBS (DIRECT) | | Run Time:
| 680 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| September 28, 2004 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 147 reviews |
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 Disappointing...Jul 31, 2010
Ken Burns may be a good man and a nice person, but his interpretation of history is biased and politically corrected, which means his coverage of history is slanted in favor of the winner or the north in this case. Ken Burns negatively portrays the South and makes Southern people out to be terrible people. The facts of history will show that the American flag flew over a slave nation for nearly one hundred years, and that Abraham Lincoln kept his slaves all throughout the war while General Lee let them go and they stayed on, and before leaving for Chicago good ole Abe Lincoln made a speech informing the slaves that if he could free them that they were to move out west beyond the territorial boundaries of the USA and DO NOT move north.
Something Ken Burns should be smart enough to know is that according to the terms of international warfare recognized for centuries, a civil war is when a population rises up with the intent of overthrowing the existing government. The South never intended on overthrowing the federal government. By definition a civil war never happened! The South simply told the invading occupiers from the north to leave our property or else. The north refused and my heoric ancestors fired upon the occupying invaders from up north to run them out of our nation.
For Ken Burns to dare call his series "The Civil War" is not only historically incorrect, and inaccurate, but it is also insulting to Southern Americans who know better.
Southerners correctly refer to the war as the War for Southern Independence, or the War of States Rights, but never does an educated Southern refer to that war in yankee propaganda terms such as the civil war which never happened on this soil- yet.
Ken Burns does not accurately cover history and his products are little more than propaganda of the northeastern liberal. What can you expect from a left wing bunch of PBS liberals? They never tell the truth!
 The Best of American Television.Jul 25, 2010
I had this set on Laser Disc some years back and now have bought the series on R2 DVD. I now wish I had bought the R1 version as this has many extras spread over 5 DVDs.
This would have cost a lot more than the £23.00 I bought it for but if your a fan then it would be worth it.
We enjoy Civil War history!Jul 18, 2010
We really enjoy The Civil War series by Ken Burns. The product arrived in good condition, and in a relatively timely manner. I recommend this product to anyone who has a passion for the American Civil War.
A great workJul 03, 2010
This is a brilliant analysis and record of one of the seminal events in history. It is a story that is told with a scrupulous foundation of factual material, but is never dry or detached. It engenders a constant emotional connection with the people who were the players in this tragic drama of truly epic proportions. It engages like few historical works ever manage.
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The best 11 hours I ever spent in front of a televisionJun 27, 2010
Praise for Ken Burns' "Civil War" is truly endless. However, I have a story that I think will prove the greatness of "The Civil War." Recently, I was stuck grounded on a plane. A powerful thunderstorm caused the closing of the entire airport, and due to the lightning we were unable to leave the plane. We were stuck. It had been a very long week and I was very anxious to get home to my family so adding additional time on a sweltering plane was the last thing I wanted. I then remembered that I had my Philips DCP851 8.5-Inch Portable DVD Player with Ipod Dock and the series "The Civil War" with me on the plane. The next thing I realize it was 2 1/2 hours later and I was annoyed by a tapping on my shoulder as flight attendant told me that I had to stow my electronics so that we could prepare to take off. I was annoyed.... I was so enamored by this min-series that I lost track of time and I had forgotten that I was sitting on a plane just outside of my gate (and no, I was not sitting in first class!). As we were taking off I realized that I had never watched ANYTHING that would have distracted me to that degree.
What makes "The Civil War" such a mesmerizing experience? It really is almost too much to list, but I will try anyway.
- The narration of David McCullough. It is amazing (to me) that such a talented Pulitzer Prized author could have a second career that may be better than his first! McCullough's voice is perfectly toned and adds both passion and knowledge to the narration. It is very clear that he is not simply reading from a script - this is a rare instance when the narrator has a deep and personal knowledge of the subject matter.
- Shelby Foote.... Shelby Foote .... Shelby Foote ( author of The Civil War: A Narrative (3 Vol. Set). I can't imagine "The Civil War" without the commentary provided by Shelby Foote. It is like trying to imagine your right shoe without the left - it may look ok, but it just wouldn't work. Shelby Foote and his Mississippi draw was something to look forward to within the series. His commentary was not only insightful but it offered a sense of reality that is unmatched in other documentaries. It reminds me of listening to stories from a favorite uncle - one that had first-hand experience in the events and a flair for story-telling that keeps you on the edge-of-your-seat. Shelby Foote makes the entire mini-series feel personal and intimate. I could go on for days about his contribution to this documentary.
- The soundtrack - The song Ashokan Farewell: From "The Civil War" (Intermediate String Orchestra) is an inspired choice to be used as the underpinning of the story. Ashokan Farewell is truly haunting and emphasizes the melancholy of the entire series. While "Ashokan Farewell" may be the star of the soundtrack it certainly does not stand alone for its contribution. Again, Ken Burns is able to use music to weave together the narration, pictures, and the commentary to make a tight and engaging story.
- The pictures and the use of "The Ken Burns Effect" - I guess by now this is to be expected by Ken Burns documentaries, but again in "The Civil War" it adds a stark realism about the people who participated and died in the conflict.
- The story is balanced in a way that no one will agree 100% with the interpetation. For example, in the special features Shelby Foote admits that he feels that Burns focused too much on slavery. However, Shelby Foote has a southern bias so it is to be expected that he was not completely comfortable with that aspect of the documentary.
Final Verdict - Should be required viewing by all Americans. Ken Burns is an outstanding director and producer, however "The Civil War" is truly inspired and it will likely remain the greatest documentary of our lifetime.
5 Stars
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