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The War
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| The War | |
| Premiere | September 23, 2007 |
| Finale | October 2, 2007 |
| Creator | Ken Burns |
| Network/Provider | PBS |
| Style | 120-minute historical documentary miniseries |
| Company | Florentine Films, WETA |
| Episodes | 7 |
| Origin | USA |
| Official Site | PBS |
The War is an historical documentary miniseries that airs on PBS.
- The War is the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrated that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.
Contents |
Cast
| Actor | Representing |
|---|---|
| Narrators | |
| Keith David | Main Narrator |
| Readers | |
| Adam Arkin | Vernon A. Fremstand |
| Bobby Cannavale | TBA |
| Kevin Conway | TBA |
| Tom Hanks | Al McIntosh |
| Rebecca Holtz | Sascha Weinzheimer (age 10) |
| Samuel L. Jackson | TBA |
| Josh Lucas | Eugene Sledge |
| Carolyn McCormick | TBA |
| Robert Wahlberg | James Fahey |
| Eli Wallach | TBA |
Episodes
| # | Title | Airdate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Necessary War (December 1941-December 1942) | September 23, 2007 | |||||
| 2 | When Things Get Tough (January 1943-December 1943) | Septemebr 24, 2007 | |||||
| 3 | A Deadly Calling (November 1943-June 1944) | September 25, 2007 | |||||
| 4 | Pride of Our Nation (June 1944-August 1944) | September 26, 2007 | |||||
| 5 | FUBAR (September 1944-December 1944) | September 30, 2007 | |||||
| 6 | The Ghost Front (December 1944-March 1945) | October 1, 2007 | |||||
| 7 | A World Without War (March 1945-September 1945) | October 2, 2007 |
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Series (Region 1) | ||||||
| The War: A Ken Burns Film | October 2, 2007 | purchase | 6 | |||
Companion Books
| Title | Release | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The War: An Intimate History 1941-1945 | September 11, 2007 | purchase |
Soundtrack Releases
| Title | Release | Tracks | Discs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack and Music From the Second World War Music by Wynton Marsalis, et al. |
September 11, 2007 | 67 | — |
