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David McCullough as Self - Historian / Narrator |
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Jeremy Irons as Self (voice) |
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Derek Jacobi as Self (voice) |
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Paul Roebling as Self (voice) |
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Arthur Miller as Self (voice) |
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James Baldwin as Self - Writer |
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Mario Cuomo as Self - Governor of New York |
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Miloš Forman as Self - Film Director |
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Jerzy Kosiński as Self - Writer |
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Barbara Jordan as Self - Former Congresswoman |
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Ray Charles as Self - Composer |
| Directing | Ken Burns | Director |
| Crew | Ken Burns | Cinematography |
| Crew | Chuck Zanlunghi | Pilot |
| Production | Roger Shearman | Production Manager |
| Editing | Bruce Shaw | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Terry Hopkins | Cinematography |
| Production | Marcie Setlow | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Noëlle Penraat | Editor |
| Crew | Buddy Squires | Cinematography |
| Production | Ken Burns | Producer |
| Production | Buddy Squires | Producer |
| Writing | Geoffrey C. Ward | Writer |
| Writing | Bernard Weisberger | Writer |
| Editing | Paul Barnes | Editor |
| Camera | Peter Hutton | Additional Director of Photography |
