Title:
The great war / an Insignia Films Production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation.
ISBN:
9781531701420
Uniform Title:
American experience (Television program) The great war.
Publication Information:
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, 2017.
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from title screen. Titles on screen indicate part one, part two, part three. Titles on disc surfaces are numbered disc 1, disc 2, disc 3.
16x9 wide screen.
Contents:
Great War, part one / edited by Jon Neuberger, Merril Stern ; produced by Amanda Pollak ; written and directed by Stephen Ives (approximately 114 min.) --
Great War, part two / edited by Seth Bomse ; written by Stephen Ives ; produced and directed by Amanda Pollak (approximately 114 min.) --
Great War, part three / edited by R. A. Fedde ; written and directed by Rob Rapley (approximately 114 min.).
Summary:
In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of America's entry into the war on April 6, 1917, a six-hour documentary presented over three nights, explores how World War I changed America and the world. Drawing on the latest scholarship, including unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, it tells the rich and complex story of the conflict through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as 'doughboys.'
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Language Note:
English audio.
Performer:
Narrator, Oliver Platt.
Production Credits:
Original music by Peter Rundquist, Tom Phillips ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, ASC and six others.
OCLC Number:
ocn975891651
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