The Civil War

1990 documentary film series by Ken Burns
TVSeries television_series Q672443
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The Civil War

Summary

The Civil War is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Civil War is the creator of Ken Burns[3].
  • The Civil War's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • The Civil War's instance of is recorded as miniseries[5].
  • The Civil War was directed by Ken Burns[6].
  • The Civil War's genre is documentary film[7].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was David McCullough[8].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Sam Waterston[9].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Jason Robards[10].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Julie Harris[11].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Morgan Freeman[12].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Garrison Keillor[13].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Arthur Miller[14].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was George Plimpton[15].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Laurence Fishburne[16].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Jeremy Irons[17].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Horton Foote[18].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Derek Jacobi[19].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Colleen Dewhurst[20].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Pamela Reed[21].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was M. Emmet Walsh[22].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Hoyt Axton[23].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Gene Jones[24].
  • A cast member of The Civil War was Kurt Vonnegut[25].
  • The Civil War was produced by Ken Burns[26].
  • The original language of The Civil War was English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Civil War was produced by Ken Burns[26]. It was directed by Ken Burns[6]. Cast members include David McCullough[8], Sam Waterston[9], Jason Robards[10], Julie Harris[11], Morgan Freeman[12], and Garrison Keillor[13]. It is the creator of Ken Burns[3].

Publication

The Civil War was released on +1990-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. The original language of it was English[27]. Its genre is documentary film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[29].

Subject and Themes

The Civil War's main subject is American Civil War[30].

Why It Matters

The Civil War ranks in the top 8% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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