Death and the Civil War
(2012)

Nonfiction

DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/973.71/DEATH

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Nonfiction DVDs DVD/973.71/DEATH Available

Details

PUBLISHED
[United States] : PBS Distribution, [2012]
DESCRIPTION

1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
9781608837595 DECW601, 1608837599, 9781608837595, 1608837599 :, 841887017626
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Based on the book "This Republic of suffering" by Drew Gilpin Faust

Based on the best-selling book by Drew Gilpin Faust, this film will explore how the American Civil War created a 'republic of suffering' and will chart the far-reaching social, political, and social changes brought about by the pervasive presence and fear of death during the Civil War

Subtitle on container: How the unthinkable became unforgettable

Editor, Li-Shin Yu ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Stephen McCarthy, Allen Moore ; music, Brian Keane

Narrated by Oliver Platt ; voices, James Cromwell, Keith David, Josh Hamilton, Gene Jones, Robert Sean Leonard, Amy Madigan, Elizabeth Marvel, Aleksa Palladino, Stark Sands

Originally broadcast as an episode of American Experience by PBS, Sept. 18, 2012

TV rating: TV14

DVD ; Region 1, NTSC ; widescreen ; 5.1. surround

In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

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