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The War

The War

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Overview

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.

Created by Ken Burns
Produced by Lynn Novick
NetworksPBS

Top Cast

Keith David

Keith David

Narrator (voice)

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice)

Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas

Narrator (voice)

Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

Narrator / Babe Ciarlo (voice)

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Narrator (voice)

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Narrator (voice)

R

Robert Wahlberg

Narrator / James A. Fahey (voice)

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Reader (voice)

Carolyn McCormick

Carolyn McCormick

Reader (voice)

P

Paul Fussell

Self

Themes & Keywords

world war iiminiseriespost world war iihistory

About The War

The War is a documentary, war & politics, crime series that first aired in 2007 exploring themes of world war ii, miniseries, post world war ii, history. Created by Ken Burns, it stars Keith David, Tom Hanks, Josh Lucas. 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.

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