Title:
The war / a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington D.C. ; directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward.
ISBN:
9781415727492
Publication Information:
[United States] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2007.
Physical Description:
6 videodiscs (900 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
Special features: "Making The war" featurette; commentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; exclusive deleted scenes; additional interviews; biographies; photo gallery; resources for educators.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Contents:
Disc 1. A necessary war -- disc 2. When things get tough ; A deadly calling -- disc 3. Pride of our nation -- disc 4. Fubar -- disc 5. Ghost front -- disc 6. A world without war.
Summary:
Tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America.
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Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Audience:
TV-14.
Performer:
Narrated by Keith David, Tom Hanks, Josh Lucas, Bobby Cannavale, Samuel L. Jackson, Eli Wallach, Adam Arkin, Kevin Conway, Rebecca Holtz, Carolyn McCormick, and Robert Wahlberg.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally broadcast by PBS in 2007.
OCLC Number:
ocn154042142
Availability:
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