The Civil War series

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf documentary
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Roger_Sherman
gptkb:Allen_Moore
gptkb:Ken_Burns
gptkb:Buddy_Squires
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Reed_Hays
gptkb:Jay_Ungar
gptkb:John_Colby
Shelton Becton
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Ken_Burns
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Paul_Barnes
gptkb:Tricia_Reidy
gptkb:Erik_Ewers
David Espar
gptkbp:executiveProducer gptkb:Stephen_Ives
gptkb:Ken_Burns
gptkb:Geoffrey_C._Ward
gptkb:Ric_Burns
gptkbp:genre gptkb:war
documentary
history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Civil War series
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:narrator gptkb:David_McCullough
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:Arthur_Miller
gptkb:George_Plimpton
gptkb:Julie_Harris
gptkb:Morgan_Freeman
gptkb:Sam_Waterston
gptkb:Studs_Terkel
gptkb:Shelby_Foote
gptkb:M._Emmet_Walsh
gptkb:George_Black
gptkb:Garrison_Keillor
gptkb:Jeremy_Irons
gptkb:Philip_Bosco
gptkb:William_Safire
gptkb:Jody_Powell
gptkb:Jason_Robards
gptkb:Colleen_Dewhurst
gptkb:Ed_Bearss
gptkb:James_Symington
gptkb:Paul_Roebling
gptkb:Stephen_B._Oates
gptkb:Terry_Courier
gptkb:Herschel_Parker
gptkb:Robert_Walden
gptkb:Barbara_Fields
gptkbp:notableFor critical acclaim
high viewership on PBS
impact on public understanding of the Civil War
influential style of documentary filmmaking
popularizing the 'Ken Burns effect'
use of period photographs and letters
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 9
gptkbp:originalNetwork gptkb:PBS
gptkbp:originalRelease September 23, 1990
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Florentine_Films
gptkbp:runtimePerEpisode approximately 60-70 minutes
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:Baseball_(Ken_Burns_documentary)
gptkbp:subject gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:themeMusicComposer gptkb:Ashokan_Farewell
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Time-Life
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7