Which American created and directed 'The Civil War', a 1990 TV documentary?

'The Civil War' is a 1990 American TV documentary miniseries created and directed by Ken Burns about the American Civil War (1861-1865). It was first broadcast on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on 5 consecutive nights from September 23 to 28, 1990, consisting of 9 episodes.

More than 39 million viewers tuned in to at least one episode, and viewership averaged more than14 million each evening, making it the most-watched program ever to air on PBS. It was awarded more than 40 major TV and film honors.

It was written by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ric Burns, and narrated by David McCullough.

The series was rebroadcast in June 1994, Then it was then remastered in 2002, although it remained in standard definition resolution. To commemorate the film's 25th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's assassination, the film underwent a complete digital restoration to high definition format in 2015. This completely restored version aired on PBS September 7-11, 2015.

The 9 TV series explores the war's military, social, and political facets through some 16,000 contemporary photographs and paintings, and excerpts from the letters and journals of persons famous and obscure. The series' slow zooming and panning across still images was later termed the "Ken Burns effect".

Kenneth Lauren Burns, born 1959, is an American filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films.