Directed by
| Ken Burns | ||
Writing Credits
| Dayton Duncan | ... | (written by) & |
| Geoffrey C. Ward | ... | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Keith David | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Kevin Conway | ... | Mark Twain (voice) | |
| Philip Bosco | ... | Other Voices (voice) | |
| Blythe Danner | ... | Olivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens (voice) | |
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Tim Clark | ... | Other Voices (voice) |
| Carolyn McCormick | ... | Other Voices (voice) | |
| Amy Madigan | ... | Other Voices (voice) | |
| Cynthia Nixon | ... | Other Voices (voice) | |
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Russell Banks | ... | Self (uncredited) |
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John Boyer | ... | Self (uncredited) |
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Jocelyn Chadwick | ... | Self (uncredited) |
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Clara Clemens | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Jean Clemens | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Shelly Fisher Fishkin | ... | Self (uncredited) |
| Dick Gregory | ... | Self (uncredited) | |
| Hal Holbrook | ... | Self (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Jones | ... | Self (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Miller | ... | Self (uncredited) | |
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Ron Powers | ... | Self (uncredited) |
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Laura Skandera-Trombley | ... | Self (uncredited) |
| William Styron | ... | Self (uncredited) | |
| Mark Twain | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Pam Tubridy Baucom | ... | supervising producer |
| Ken Burns | ... | producer |
| Dayton Duncan | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Ken Burns | ||
| Allen Moore | ||
| Buddy Squires | ||
Editing by
| Erik Ewers | ... | (as Erik W. Ewers) |
| Craig Mellish | ||
Sound Department
| Paul Barnes | ... | dialog editor |
| Lee Dichter | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Erik Ewers | ... | sound effects editor (as Erik W. Ewers) / sound recordist (as Erik W. Ewers) |
| Chuck Fitzpatrick | ... | sound recordist |
| Jeffrey Kenton | ... | sound recordist (as Jeff Kenton) |
| Christine Rose Lyon | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Craig Mellish | ... | dialog editor / sound recordist |
| Dean Sarjeant | ... | sound recordist |
| Dominick Tavella | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Lou Verrico | ... | voiceover recordist |
Special Effects by
| Dalton Delan | ... | executive in charge of production: WETA |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gordon Daigle | ... | grip |
| Robert Sargent Fay | ... | still photographer |
| Marcus Hamilton | ... | grip |
| Roger Haydock | ... | additional cinematographer / assistant camera |
| Stephen Lighthill | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Paul Marbury | ... | assistant camera |
| Stephen Petegorsky | ... | still photographer |
| Anthony Savini | ... | assistant camera |
| Forrest Thurman | ... | assistant camera |
Animation Department
| Ed Joyce | ... | animation stand photographer (as Edward Joyce) |
| Ed Searles | ... | animation stand photographer (as Edward Searles) |
Editorial Department
| Brannen Bergeron | ... | post-production intern |
| Rodrigo Brandao | ... | post-production intern |
| George Bunce | ... | on-line editor |
| Desdemona Burgin | ... | post-production intern |
| Stacey Cheeney | ... | post-production intern |
| Dwight Cody | ... | film editing equipment supplier |
| Tim Dunbar | ... | post-production intern |
| Jeremy Fraizer | ... | post-production intern |
| Melinda Garrett | ... | post-production intern |
| Brian Grandison | ... | post-production intern |
| Louisa Hunker | ... | post-production intern |
| Lisa Jason | ... | post-production intern |
| Maureen McDougall Keleher | ... | post-production intern |
| Daniel Letizia | ... | post-production intern |
| Dave Liebowitz | ... | post-production intern |
| Christine Rose Lyon | ... | associate editor |
| Jeremy Morrissette | ... | post-production intern |
| Thor Neureiter | ... | post-production assistant (as Thor Neuritter) |
| Brandon Norman | ... | post-production intern |
| Brandy Pavlovsky | ... | post-production intern |
| Noëlle Penraat | ... | negative matcher |
| Andrea Ryan | ... | post-production intern |
| Margaret Shepardson-Legere | ... | post-production associate |
| Gregory J. Smith | ... | on-line editor (as Greg Smith) |
| Micah Tenney | ... | post-production intern |
| Forrest Thurman | ... | post-production assistant |
| Betsy Timbers | ... | post-production intern |
| Lindsey Warren | ... | post-production intern |
| Jennifer Waryas | ... | post-production assistant |
| Alex Webb | ... | post-production assistant |
Music Department
| Matthias Gohl | ... | musician: additional traditional music (as Teese Gohl) |
| Bobby Horton | ... | music arranger / musician |
| Molly Mason | ... | musician: additional traditional music |
| Craig Mellish | ... | music editor |
| Jacqueline Schwab | ... | musician: piano, traditional music |
| Billy Shaw | ... | music engineer |
| Alan Stockwell | ... | music engineer |
| Jacqueline Ungar | ... | musician: piano |
| Jay Ungar | ... | musician: additional traditional music |
Additional Crew
| Arthur Atwood | ... | source: archival material |
| Paul Barnes | ... | program consultant |
| Dewey Blanton | ... | publicist: WETA |
| John Boyer | ... | program consultant |
| Susan Yeaton Butler | ... | administrative assistant |
| Lori Cagwin-Leavy | ... | source: archival material |
| Jocelyn Chadwick | ... | program consultant |
| Geoff Chester | ... | source: archival material |
| Tim Clark | ... | program consultant |
| Dorothy De Mare | ... | source: archival material |
| John Dowdell | ... | film transfer: Spirit Data Cine (as John J. Dowdell III) |
| Julie Dunfey | ... | program consultant |
| Lincoln Farr | ... | research intern |
| Shelly Fisher Fishkin | ... | program consultant |
| Greg French | ... | source: archival material |
| Robert N. Gold | ... | legal services |
| Brenda Heath | ... | chief financial officer |
| Robert Hirst | ... | program consultant |
| Rhoda Barney Jenkins | ... | source: archival material |
| Nick Karanovich | ... | source: archival material |
| Debra Keller | ... | administrative assistant |
| Patty Lawlor | ... | administrative assistant |
| James Madden | ... | title designer |
| Lynn Novick | ... | program consultant |
| Peter Palmquist | ... | source: archival material |
| Ron Powers | ... | program consultant |
| Marchesa Salvago Ragi | ... | source: archival material |
| Sharon Rockefeller | ... | president and ceo: WETA |
| Meg Anne Schindler | ... | administrative assistant |
| Gretchen Sharlow | ... | program consultant |
| Laura Skandera-Trombley | ... | program consultant |
| Robert Slotta | ... | source: archival material |
| Henry H. Sweets III | ... | program consultant |
| David M. Thompson | ... | project director: WETA (as David S. Thompson) |
| Tim Thrasher | ... | digital imaging |
| Geoffrey C. Ward | ... | senior creative consultant |
| Lindsey Warren | ... | intern |
| Jim Zwick | ... | program consultant |
Thanks
| Anne Ames | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Bain | ... | special thanks |
| Fay Bleigh | ... | special thanks |
| Roy Blount Jr. | ... | special thanks |
| Dennis Bolen | ... | extra special thanks |
| Sarah Botstein | ... | special thanks |
| Mrs. William Brady | ... | special thanks |
| William Brady | ... | special thanks (as Dr. William Brady) |
| George Briggs | ... | special thanks |
| DeSota Brown | ... | special thanks |
| Lee Philip Brumbaugh | ... | special thanks |
| Louis Budd | ... | special thanks |
| Ahn Bui | ... | special thanks |
| Carol Butler | ... | special thanks |
| Brenda Coker | ... | special thanks |
| Mike Conner | ... | special thanks |
| James Cox | ... | special thanks |
| Philip Cronenwell | ... | special thanks |
| John Crowley | ... | special thanks |
| Marianne Curling | ... | special thanks |
| Diane Curry | ... | special thanks |
| Debra Dearborn | ... | special thanks |
| Jeanne Dickerman | ... | special thanks |
| William Esicar | ... | special thanks (as Dr. William Esicar) |
| Robin Espinola | ... | special thanks |
| Kricket Fellows | ... | special thanks |
| Nancy Finlay | ... | special thanks |
| John Froats | ... | special thanks |
| Wayne Gallup | ... | special thanks |
| Les Gardner | ... | special thanks |
| Victoria Gohl | ... | special thanks |
| Jan Grenci | ... | special thanks |
| Joanna Gröning | ... | special thanks |
| Susan Haas | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Hager | ... | special thanks |
| George Hansen | ... | special thanks |
| Ellen Harding | ... | special thanks |
| Jon Haug | ... | special thanks |
| Karen Hibbitt | ... | special thanks |
| Doug Hollelly | ... | special thanks (as Doug Hollelley) |
| Peg Holmes | ... | extra special thanks |
| Judy Hu | ... | extra special thanks |
| Sean Huff | ... | extra special thanks |
| John Huffman | ... | special thanks |
| Vernon James | ... | special thanks |
| Chris Jennings | ... | special thanks |
| Claudia Jew | ... | special thanks |
| Justin Kaplan | ... | special thanks |
| Nick Karanovich | ... | special thanks |
| Jan Kather | ... | special thanks |
| Jervis Langdon | ... | special thanks |
| Milford Lawrence | ... | special thanks |
| Erin Lester | ... | special thanks |
| Janice Madhu | ... | special thanks |
| Patrick Martin | ... | special thanks |
| Ronald W. May | ... | special thanks |
| Jacqueline McKiernan | ... | special thanks |
| Dave McMahon | ... | special thanks |
| Lois Merry | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Miller | ... | special thanks |
| Jon Minard | ... | special thanks |
| Eileen K. Morales | ... | special thanks |
| Carol Murray | ... | special thanks |
| Milton J. Nieuwsma | ... | special thanks |
| Charles Orcutt | ... | special thanks |
| Lili Ott | ... | special thanks |
| Will Perez | ... | special thanks |
| William P. Perry | ... | special thanks (as William Perry) |
| Debra Petke | ... | special thanks |
| George Plimpton | ... | special thanks |
| Marilyn Reppun | ... | special thanks |
| Allen Reuben | ... | special thanks |
| Stephen Rice | ... | special thanks |
| Rich Riesenbeck | ... | special thanks |
| Phil Risinger | ... | extra special thanks |
| Linda Ritter | ... | special thanks |
| Skip Roberts | ... | extra special thanks |
| Duane Robinson | ... | special thanks |
| Neda Salem | ... | special thanks |
| Ken Sanderson | ... | special thanks |
| Tracy Sayles | ... | special thanks |
| Claire Schlesser | ... | special thanks |
| Rob Schoeberlin | ... | special thanks |
| Robbi Siegel | ... | special thanks |
| James Skofield | ... | special thanks |
| David Lionel Smith | ... | special thanks |
| Susan Snyder | ... | special thanks |
| Kurt Steelman | ... | special thanks |
| Nancy Stiner | ... | special thanks |
| Thomas Tenney | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Terry | ... | special thanks |
| Chase Twichell | ... | special thanks |
| Robin Weekes | ... | special thanks |
| Charles Wehrenberg | ... | special thanks |
| Nicole Wells | ... | special thanks |
| Morgan Wesson | ... | special thanks |
| Roger Whitehouse | ... | special thanks |
| Amy Wilson | ... | special thanks |
| Mark Woodhouse | ... | special thanks |
