7 Find similar movies The Civil War 1990 - 1990 Facebook Twitter Email Copy link More share type TVSeries language English seasons 1 episodes 9 theme documentary director Ken Burns Score 7 / 10 The Civil War is a 1990 American television documentary miniseries created by Ken Burns about the American Civil War. It was the first broadcast to air on PBS for five consecutive nights, from September 23 to 27, 1990. Cast Arthur Miller Colleen Dewhurst David McCullough Derek Jacobi Garrison Keillor person Gene Jones George Plimpton person Horton Foote Hoyt Axton Jason Robards Jeremy Irons Julie Harris Kurt Vonnegut Laurence Fishburne M. Emmet Walsh Morgan Freeman Pamela Reed Sam Waterston More details director Ken Burns events American Civil War theme documentary