The War
2007 · Miniseries · TV-14 · ★ 8.1
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.
Also known as The War - A Ken Burns Film
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Streaming on PBS Documentaries.
14 hours to watch · 7 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-09-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (64 votes)
Themes
- world war ii
- miniseries
- post world war ii
- history
Cast & crew
Keith David
as Narrator (voice)
Tom Hanks
as Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice)
Josh Lucas
as Narrator (voice)
Bobby Cannavale
as Narrator / Babe Ciarlo (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson
as Narrator (voice)
Eli Wallach
as Narrator (voice)
Robert Wahlberg
as Narrator / James A. Fahey (voice)
Adam Arkin
as Reader (voice)
Carolyn McCormick
as Reader (voice)
- PF
Paul Fussell
as Self
Directed by Lynn Novick, Ken Burns
Episodes1 season · 7 episodes
Season 17 episodes
- S1E1A Necessary War142mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2When Things Get Tough115mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E3A Deadly Calling110mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E4Pride of Our Nation / A Volunteer Basis136mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E5FUBAR124mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E6The Ghost Front117mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E7A World Without War125mAmazon Prime Video